A total of 700 MW or 80 percent of planned projects in Mindanao for the next two years will be from coal-fired power plants. The largest coal-fired power plant to enter Mindanao...
The Diocese of San Carlos in Negros Occidental is opposing the construction of a 300 MW coal-fired plant by SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. in San Carlos City. In a position paper...
The Department of Energy (DOE) with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and local government units of Malay, Aklan signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the donation of 200 energy efficient electric tricycles...
After decades of neglect, the Philippines has put new focus on the exploration of geothermal power as an energy source. The government launched a string of new exploration surveys in June on...
To sustain its growing power demand, Mindanao will require an additional 10,400 MW by 2040, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE Assistant Secretary Redentor Delola made this statement at the...
While the revival of the country’s lone nuclear power plant is under review, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute Research (PNRI) is looking into the potential use of nuclear technology in the fields...
Rio Norte Hydro Corporation (RNHC) is set to build its 19.7 MW run-of-river hydropower system after signing a memorandum of agreement with local government units of Isabela province and Echague town on...
State-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) has opened its first mini-grid in Palawan, providing electricity to 130 initial households in Nangalao, Linapacan. Napocor has allotted an 80-kW set with eight hours of electricity...
Due to continuous oil price hikes and rising inflation, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the current administration should implement an aggressive program to explore and develop the country’s untapped oil and natural gas...
As part of its rehabilitation program to the provinces affected by Typhoon Ompong, the AboitizPower Distribution Group allocated P 3.043 million for power restoration efforts in Cagayan. Cagayan and nearby provinces had...
