By Tri Nguyen Senior Manager, Market Development, Wärtsilä Energy The Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) recently released draft guidelines for a Mid-Merit Natural Gas Capacity Auction: a competitive bidding process to contract...
First Gen Corporation’s geothermal arm, Energy Development Corporation (EDC), is moving forward with plans to expand its Bacon-Manito Geothermal Project (BMGP) in Bicol by integrating the proposed Botong-Rangas Geothermal Project (BRGP), which...
Berde Renewables has signed a partnership with Sungrow Power and Solar Hive to procure 200 megawatts (MW) of solar inverters and 500 megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery energy storage systems over the next...
The Philippines’ transition toward cleaner energy has fueled growing interest in rooftop solar among households, businesses, and institutions seeking to manage electricity costs and improve energy resilience. As solar adoption accelerates, however,...
First Gen and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) have signed an agreement for the development of the 120-megawatt Aya Pumped-Storage Project in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija. The memorandum of agreement, signed on June...
A total of 114 on-grid generation facilities failed to respond to show cause orders issued by the Department of Energy (DOE), prompting the agency to place non-responsive power generators under closer scrutiny...
Average residential electricity rates rose by 9% in June despite lower transmission charges and regulatory relief measures, bringing household power prices closer to levels seen during the 2022 to 2023 global energy...
The Philippines has the potential to become a major destination for AI and data center investments, but its readiness will depend on whether the country’s energy, water, and sustainability systems can keep...
Photo credit: LPU-Cavite The Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) has expanded its renewable energy partnership with First Gen, making its Cavite campus the fourth in its network to source electricity from...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has stepped up efforts to advance the proposed 300-megawatt San Jose Wind Power Project by bringing together national agencies, local government units (LGUs), and the project’s developer...
