Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi relayed to his regional counterparts that the Philippines is on track to achieving lower carbon footprint in generating electricity and oil. “Coal and oil shares will also continue...
Several partylist congressmen want the House of Representatives to investigate the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) for allegedly purchasing electricity at a high price from a coal-fired power plant in Mauban, Quezon. Bayan...
AC Energy, the power arm of the Ayala group, is doing away with anything to do with coal for power generation. In doing so, it is divesting its stakes in the 1,336-megawatt...
With the increasing number and intensity of calamities locally and globally, Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi urged the Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities (HAPUA) to integrate emergency preparedness and resiliency components into the...
Ayala-led AC Energy said it looks achieve half of its 5,000-megawatt (MW) target renewable energy (RE) capacity in 2021. AC Energy President and CEO Eric Francia said that of the 2,500 MW...
Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael Defensor has lauded the Department of Energy’s (DOE) pronouncement that coal remains an important part of the country’s energy mix. The congressman particularly agrees with Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi’s...
Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi reiterated his call for joint exploration activities between the Philippines and its neighboring members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)....
AboitizPower run-of-river hydropower arm Hedcor received recommendations for ISO re-certifications from the British Standards Group Philippines (BSi) as organizations across the world continue to confront a global health crisis. Hedcor remains steadfast...
The Malampaya gas platform off the coast of Palawan could still produce up to 1.6 trillion cubic feet (TCF), based on estimates and data submitted to the Department of Energy (DOE) by the...
More oil traders may see the Philippines as attractive if Petron’s Bataan refinery, the country’s once-largest and the last one standing, closes indeed, according to an oil executive. Raymond Zorrilla, Senior Vice...
