A South Korean firm is looking to put up a 1,000 megawatt (MW) power plant in Sual, Pangasinan to boost supply in the Luzon grid. Sual Mayor Roberto Arcinue said that the...
The National Transmission Corp (Transco) is eyeing the support of the Department of Energy in securing the World Bank to fund the proposed Visayas and Mindanao interconnection project. In a report by...
Coal has dominated the country’s installed on grid capacity in the first half of 2017, data from the Energy Department said. In a report by the Malaya, coal power dominated the power...
A lawmaker has called on the Congress to expedite their decision on the seven (7) power supply agreements of the Manila Electric Co (Meralco) that are allegedly involved in “midnight deals” with...
The government is looking to rehabilitate the Agus River hydroelectric system in Mindanao through Chinese funding, an official said. In a report by the Inquirer, Department of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III...
The palace has decided to dismiss the currently suspended Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chairman and CEO Jose Vicente Salazar due to grave misconduct and corruption in the procurement system. The decision stated...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has announced a slight increase in its power rates for the month of October. An increase of P0.0345 per kilowatt hour will reflect on consumer’s electric bills...
Some Shell gasoline stations will now cater battery charging stations for electric vehicle (EV) users before the end of 2017. The first 10 of the initial 100 stations will be installed by...
A group of climate activists protested against a bank that is financing the Atimonan coal-fired power plant in Atinoman, Quezon and other coal projects . “Coal is not the answer to our...
A government official has called on to use the Malampaya funds to slightly bring down power rates by covering the prospective charges to consumers sought by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities...
