Bohol Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado strongly opposed the proposal on the establishment of coal power plants in Bohol, citing its adverse impacts to the environment and the health of the people. “Of...
Meralco PowerGen (MGEN) officially inaugurated its 500 MW San Buenaventura coal-fired power plant (SBPL) at Mauban, Quezon on October 15. The country’s first supercritical coal-fired power plant is a result of a...
The National Power Corp. (Napocor) sought approval for the P18.46 B basic Universal Charge for Missionary Electrification (UCME) for 2020. In a 12-paged application filed to the Energy Regulatory Commision (ERC), the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) opened biomass energy development to foreign investments to aid in the growth of the sector. According to a BusinessWorld report, DOE’s Renewable Energy Management Bureau (REMB) Director...
The Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) has planned to invest in new technologies for various energy projects. MGen has been studying new technologies in biomass energy development to help address the country’s garbage...
The Sarangani Energy Corp. (SEC), an auxiliary of the Alsons Power Group, is set to start the commercial operations of the second 105 MW unit of the 210 MW baseload, coal-fired power...
Officials from the Department of Foreight Affairs (DFA) and Department of Energy (DOE) are part of the committee to supervise the joint oil and gas exploration deal with China. This according to...
Traditional geothermal plants utilize steam or hot water from below ground to harness geothermal power and energy. Despite being beneficial, only a few countries around the world have access to ideal geothermal...
Chairman of Senate Energy Committee Senator Sherwin Gatchalian told the Department of Energy (DOE) to be more transparent with its nuclear energy plans as it remains controversial in the country. This was...
The Manila Electric Company and its counterpart generation companies (GenCos) are set to file joint applications for its newly signed power supply agreements (PSAs). However, the ongoing policy conflict between the Department...
