How can the Philippines further progress towards its stated aspiration of self-sufficiency in energy?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Erramon Aboitiz, President and CEO, Aboitiz Power Corporation from The Report: The Philippines 2012
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Jose Rene Almendras, Secretary, Department of Energy from The Report: The Philippines 2012
What is your outlook for the evolution of the power mix in the Philippines in the coming years?
Articles & Analysis | Harnessing the elements: Further investment and reform to help boost renewable capacity from The Report: The Philippines 2012
Already a regional leader in terms of renewable energy, the Philippines is looking to stimulate a new wave of investment in the sector with the implementation of an incentive scheme, scheduled to be introduced in the first half of 2012. Although the government has already enacted legislation to boost the sector through the Renewable Energy Act of...
Articles & Analysis | Eye on the long term: Pushing ahead with exploration and market liberalisation efforts from The Report: The Philippines 2012
Long regarded as a challenging environment for investors due to the its often unpredictable political climate and its vast geography, the Philippines is nonetheless making significant strides in laying the foundations for a more stable and productive energy sector. The oil and gas sector has recently offered up more than two dozen new production...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Ramon Ang, Chairman and CEO, Petron Corporation from The Report: The Philippines 2012
Given its reliance on imports, how can the Philippines best shield itself from fluctuations in the price of oil and its derivatives?
Although economic headwinds have thrown international markets off course, the Philippine economy has managed to stay on a relatively even keel. Local authorities note that while GDP growth slowed in 2011 relative to 2010 due to weak external demand and government underspending, household