Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Alfonso Cusi has asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to look into any instance of anti-competitive behavior from energy players after a series of ‘yellow’ and ‘red’...
Various health and environmental groups are urging President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration to recognize climate change as a threat to public health. In a recent forum attended by representatives from the Climate Change...
A Japanese power firm is looking into installing a one-megawatt (MW) solar-diesel mix power plant in Virac, Catanduanes. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on July 5 met with Virac Mayor Samuel Laynes and officials from...
Companies involved in the manufacture and retail of fossil fuel products have been called to respond to alleged human rights violations regarding climate change. Filipinos and civil society organizations, including Greenpeace Southeast...
The Aboitiz Power Corp.’s first-semester net income rose by 24 percent, following higher electricity sales from new power plants and the capacity extension of their existing plants. Aboitiz recorded a 24% rise on...
Korea company Bosung Powertec will begin operations on its one-megawatt (MW) solar farm in Ilocos Norte on Monday under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme. The $3 million solar farm is the company’s first...
The Visayas grid will receive over 600 megawatts (MW) of power in the next three years, the Department of Energy (DOE) said. DOE science research specialist Noriel Christopher Reyes said power plants with...
Pryce Corporation reported a 45.85 percent increase in its profit for the first half of 2016, up to P433.28 million from P297.08 million in the comparable period last year, attributed to its...
The Meralco Group is in talks with a new solar industry player as they are in talks to build their portfolio in utility scale solar projects and solar rooftops, its top official...
President Rodrigo Duterte in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) expressed support for the development of coal power plant projects and urged government agencies to prioritize the clearance permits for the...
