Unit 20 of the 1, 000-megawatt Sta. Rita combined cycle power plant of First Gen Corp. resumed its operations yesterday, the company disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange. The plant restarted its...
Electricity rates may rise in the succeeding billing periods due to the weakening peso and higher coal prices, the Manila Electric Co. (MERALCO) said. Two factors may place Meralco’s generation costs under...
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and its awaited P29.7 Billion initial public offering now has its go-signal from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC approved the biggest market debut at the...
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) and Conergy have will hold the Energy SMART Visayas on October 13 at the Radisson Blu Cebu. The congress will focus on the 2016-2030...
Solar Green Heat Corporation has installed a 102-kilowatt peak (kWp) roof mounted solar power plant in St. Scholastica’s Academy in Marikina City. The installation in SSAM’s two buildings can generate around 250,...
Developing Asia would require spending an additional net of $300 billion annually on clean energy infrastructure alone through 2050, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. That would be the requirement...
The Department of Energy (DOE) asked the Commission on Audit (COA) to dismiss its ruling to claim billions of pesos from the Malampaya project for tax underpayments. “We studied everything. I asked for...
First Gen Corporation announced that the 97 megawatts (MW) of power generated by its Avion natural gas-fired power plant can now be offered and traded on the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). Electricity from...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is looking to deploy 100,000 locally made electric trikes nationwide to reduce the dependence on fossil fuel and carbon dioxide emissions. The E-trike project was presented by...
The National Geographic Channel (NGC) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WFF) gave 50 portable solar lamps to the Taw’Buid – a Mangyan group found in the remote mountains of Mindoro....
