Department of Energy of the Philippines

The Department of Energy (Filipino: Kakawaran ng Enerhiya), abbreviated as DOE, is an executive department of the Philippine government responsible for preparing, integrating, coordinating, supervising and controlling all government plans, programs, projects and activities related to energy exploration, development, utilization, allocation and conservation.

The DOE was created by then-President Marcos, who issued Presidential Decree No. 1206, establishing the DOE and placing the National Power Corporation and the Philippine National Oil Corporation under this new agency. The department was abolished during the Corazon Aquino regime. During the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos, the department was created by Republic Act No. 7638, also known as the Department of Energy Act of 1992.

The department is endowed with additional powers and functions under relevant energy and power-related legislations such as Republic Act No. 9136 or the “Power Industry Reform Act of 2001,” Republic Act No. 9367 or the “Biofuels Act of 2006,” and Republic Act No. 9513 or the “Renewable Energy Act of 2008.”