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The Department of Energy (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Enerhiya, abbreviated as DOE) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for preparing, integrating, manipulating, organizing, coordinating, supervising, and controlling all plans, programs, projects and activities of the Government relative to energy exploration, development, utilization, distribution and conservation.
Raphael Perpetuo Mercado Lotilla (born June 16, 1958), [citation needed] also known as Popo, is a Filipino lawyer, businessman and government official. He is the Secretary of Energy under the administrations of Presidents Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Bongbong Marcos, respectively. [1]
Minister of Energy: 1 Geronimo Z. Velasco 1978 1986 Ferdinand Marcos: Secretary of Energy: 2 Wenceslao R. Dela Paz June 10, 1987 February 7, 1992 Corazon Aquino: 3 Rufino B. Bomasang February 7, 1992 June 30, 1992 June 30, 1992 January 11, 1993 Fidel V. Ramos: 4 Delfin L. Lazaro January 12, 1993 September 19, 1994 5 Francisco L. Viray September ...
The Philippines utilizes renewable energy sources including hydropower, geothermal and solar energy, wind power and biomass resources. [citation needed] In 2013, these sources contributed 19,903 GWh of electrical energy, representing 26.44 percent of the country's electricity needs. [1] Among the renewable energy sources available in the ...
Alfonso "Al" Gaba Cusi ( Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈkusɪ]; born December 5, 1949) [1] [2] is a Filipino businessman from Naujan, Oriental Mindoro who served as the 14th Secretary of Energy under the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2022. He also served in the Arroyo Administration as head of government air and sea transportation agencies ...
The Department of Energy of the Philippines in 2016 revived proposals to operate the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, with the cost for rehabilitating the plant estimated at USD1 billion. Proponents to revive the plant cite possible cost saving and sustainability. [20]
The Philippines’ current energy mix highly favors fossil fuels, with coal, natural gas, and oil, accounting for 73.56% of the country's total electrical energy needs, [7] primarily due to their low cost. [8] The Philippines's most heavily used energy source is coal. [7] Of the country’s 75,266 GWh electrical energy demand in 2013, 32,081 ...
Burgos Wind Farm.It is currently the largest wind farm in the Philippines, providing 150MW of power to residents of Burgos, Ilocos Norte. Wind power in the Philippines accounts for a total of 443MW as of 2020 according to the Department of Energy, covering about 1.6% of the country's total installed capacity for both renewable and non-renewable energy sources.