Coal remains to be the dominant source of power for the Philippines, data from the Department of Energy (DOE) showed. In a report by the Manila Times, DOE’s Power Statistic’s report for...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has announced an increase in its electricity rates worth P0.2250 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for the month of April. This brings the overall electricity rate to P10.55...
24/7 power service was granted to the Cuaming Island in Bohol to spur local trade in the community. The National Power Corp. said that they hope that the island would expand more...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing to review the government’s electrification program to fill the electricity gap in rural areas before the 2022 target. Gatchalian has filed Senate Resolution No. 695 that will...
With its revival still in the air, Russian Ambassador Igor Khovaev said that the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is ‘beyond revival.’ “The safety standards, [the] international standards are much, much higher...
Aboitiz Power Corp. will enter the solar rooftop solar industry that will further expand the company’s renewable energy portfolio. The new business unit, AboitizPower Distributed Energy Inc. (APX) is looking at completing...
A senator is urging the government to consider reviving the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) to provide cheaper power to consumers. “It’s worth considering. One of the weaknesses of the Philippine...
The country’s net oil import went up by nearly a third in 2017 because of higher volume coupled with higher import cost. Data from the Department of Energy (DOE) said that the...
The Energy Development Corp. (EDC) has sealed a $90 million loan with the International Finance Corp. (IFC) to fund its capital expenditure for 2018. EDC disclosed that it signed a 15-year financing...
The Pagbilao Energy Corp. (PEC) will continue the commercial operations of its 400-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant on Quezon after the municipal government recalled its cease and desist order (CDO). The Aboitiz...
