Typhoon Odette has so far knocked down 30 transmission lines, affecting the services of 26 electric cooperatives (ECs) in 19 provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao grids. Based on the National Grid...
Aboitiz Power Corporation has awarded its engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for its 94-megawatt peak Cayanga-Bugallon solar power plant project in Pangasinan (photo of site above). The company, through subsidiary Aboitiz...
Solar Philippines’ initial public offering (IPO) earlier this month attracted Php5.3 billion in orders, nearly twice the Php2.7 billion it aimed to raise to fund its 500-megawatt (MW) “solar ranch” project in Peñaranda,...
PNOC-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) has withheld its consent on the sale of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.’s (SPEX) 45% interest in the Malampaya gas-to-power project to Udenna Corporation unit Malampaya Energy XP. At the...
The Malampaya gas field’s production facility off the coast of Palawan is reducing its manpower temporarily in preparation for the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. “[Yes, down-manning] is happening in response to Typhoon...
Energy Development Corporation (EDC) announced that De La Salle Lipa (DLSL) will continue sourcing geothermal power from the Lopez-led firm for another two years. This is DLSL’s second renewal of its deal...
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has signed a modified Executive Order (EO) 156, which provides for the transfer of ailing electric cooperatives’ (EC) operations from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to the Office of...
Ayala-led ACEN has dropped oil exploration as one of its businesses amid its drive to build an all-renewable energy portfolio by 2025. The move was approved by the company’s shareholders during its...
Biofuel consumption in the country is expected to partially recover this year with demand for ethanol and biodiesel continuing to rise due to the easing of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions. A report published...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has recently issued the guidelines for the updated Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP). Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi signed the revised GEAP guidelines on November 3, but only...
