Finalists of The Search for Energy Youth Leaders Essay Contest have been notified by organizers today, September 15.

The date for the Awarding Ceremonies will be announced very soon. The winners (for the main and special categories) will be notified accordingly.

On the request of various stakeholders, the deadline for the submission of entries for the Energy Essay Writing Contest will be extended to July 15, 2011 (until midnight Philippine time).

As part of the celebration of the National Energy Consciousness Month, industry partners and the Department of Energy are inviting college and graduate school students to participate in the nationwide Energy Essay Writing Contest which bestows recognition on the youth’s role as catalyst to improve the future of the energy industry.

With the theme, “Energy Access for More: How Can the Youth Be Involved in Solving the Country’s Energy Challenge?”, the contest now on its second year, has opened last December 2010 and will run until April 30 this year (extended to July 15).