Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi vowed to include nuclear power into the Philippines’ energy mix even without the revival of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), he told senators at the hearing for...
Amidst persisting challenges of businesses and households in the country brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, First Bay Power Corporation (FBPC) stands as a beacon of hope with the renewal of its...
Regulators will be asking power distributors to hold off cutting the supply of unpaid customers until the end of the year. Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chairperson Agnes Devanadera said in a Senate...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, said that Udenna Corporation of Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy must prove its technical expertise to be able to manage and operate the...
Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. of Davao-based tycoon Dennis Uy is now among the country’s “Big Three” oil industry players. Data from the Department of Energy (DOE) in the first half of the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is set to implement the retail competition and open access (RCOA) scheme for small and medium enterprises, as well as groups of households within the first quarter...
Lockdowns, refinery shutdowns, and travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic knocked down crude oil import volumes in the first half of 2020 with 28% year-on-year, while refined petroleum import volumes dropped...
Just four days after online classes have begun in public schools, the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) announced an increase of Php0.12 per kilowatt hour. MERALCO’s latest rate increase ends five straight months...
The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) is set to issue disconnection notices to regular customers who are unable to pay their dues by the end of its grace period on October 31, but...
FirstGen subsidiary FGEN LNG Corporation has tapped the services of Australia-based McConnell Dowell as the Lopez-owned company’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for its interim liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal project....
