The Road to Renewables: Conversations on Energy Transition gathered key energy actors from various sectors in a four-part series of dialogues across the Philippines. With the aim of deepening local understanding of the country’s energy transition and fostering collaborative, community-driven action, the roadshows took place in Tacloban City (July 29 to August 1, 2025); Iloilo […]
Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines — Mindanao is pushing for a bold energy transition target: achieving 50% renewable energy (RE) in the total energy mix by 2030. Under the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP 2023–2050), the country aims to achieve an RE share of 35% by 2030 and 50% by 2040. Mindanao is already close to […]
Policymakers, national and local government officials, industry leaders, energy experts, and civil society organizations affirmed their collective commitment to accelerate the shift to clean, affordable, and secure energy in the country during the Philippine Energy Transition Dialogue 2025, held September 3-4 in Makati City. Delivering the keynote address on behalf of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., […]
ILOILO CITY, 28 August 2025 — Iloilo is fast becoming a major player in the country’s clean energy future, with over 1,300 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind service contracts already awarded across the province, according to the Department of Energy (DOE) Visayas Field Office. This promising figure was among the highlights of the Iloilo leg […]
Southeast Asia is facing a dilemma. The region knows it must phase out fossil fuels, but the roadmap to embark on it is full of trade-offs. A rushed and poorly managed phase-out could lead to rising energy prices and job losses. Moving too slowly risks increased climate change impacts and potential economic disadvantages in a […]
TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, 4 August 2025 – Representatives from the Northern Samar provincial government and energy transition advocates have identified grid infrastructure as a key barrier to the full-scale development of renewable energy (RE) projects in Eastern Visayas, particularly in Northern Samar, where four wind projects are in their pre-development stage. Northern Samar is gaining […]
TAGUIG CITY, 26 June 2025 – Increasing the share of renewable energy (RE) in the Philippines’ power generation mix marks a strategic shift away from costly and volatile fossil fuels, and in turn, will lower electricity prices in the long run, the Department of Energy (DOE) emphasized in a briefing yesterday. DOE Undersecretary Rowena Cristina […]
