The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is set to reinvest its revenues in 20 projects targeted for implementation this 2017 to improve the country’s transmission network. Seven out of the...
The National Power Corp (Napocor) has inked a deal with the local government units (LGUs) of Palawan to fire up eight new Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) power plants that will provide...
President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday said there is nothing he can do if Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez insists on the closure of mining operations in the country....
A Batangas-based 600-megawatt solar panel factory is set to begin operations and will generate around 1000 jobs, a Philippine-owned company said. The solar project, located in Santo Tomas, Batangas, is a factory...
The Cebu Provincial board has encouraged electric cooperatives in their province to consider using renewable energy as an alternative power source. “Renewable energy is an essential part of country’s low emissions development...
With drilling works now completed, Basic Energy Corp. and Phinma Energy Corp. are now determining resources at the Mabini geothermal project in Batangas. The consortium has fulfilled its commitment with the Department...
Meralco announced that the average household electricity charge will increase up to P9.00 per kWh after coming from January’s all-time low rate of P8.09. The rate adjustment is mainly due to the...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has filed an application with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to stagger the recovery of the generation charge from its end users for three months. Power rates...
President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet yesterday assured mining firms that they will be given due process amid controversy surrounding the closure and suspension orders handed by the Department of Environment and...
The Philippine National Oil Company-Renewables Corp. has finished three solar rooftop installations in the University of the Philippines-Diliman to promote renewable, clean and green energy sources in government-related buildings. The rooftop installations,...
