AC Energy has three power projects lined up next year that will contribute around 330 MW to its energy portfolio. The projects are the 120 MW solar plant venture in Alaminos, Laguna;...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has directed the Panay Electric Company, Inc. (PECO) to explain the apparent operational lapses found by the ERC Inspection Team. ERC issued an Order on 26 November...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi ordered power utility firm Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to ensure that the country has enough power supply in next year’s summer months and...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has started conducting public hearings on the six power supply agreements (PSAs) of the Manila Electric Company which went through competitive selection process (CSP). These PSAs are...
The power unit of the Ayala Group AC Energy Philippines (Aceph) signed a P2.78 billion share purchase in San Carlos Energy Inc. (Sacasol) in Negros Occidental. The ownership interest is acquired from...
The Department of Energy (DOE), Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and the Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. are forming a partnership to create clean energy initiatives that would be suitable...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the certificate of “Energy Project of National Significance” (EPNS) to four energy projects. Having the EPNS certification means that they are entitled to faster approval...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is preparing its systems and personnel to immediately attend to power outages that may occur due to the incoming Typhoon Tisoy. “As a 24–hour service company, we...
Meralco PowerGen is still keen on pioneering the first ultra super critical (USC) coal-fired power plant in the Philippines to not only provide higher efficiency in electric generation but to also significantly...
Churches, environmentalists, and residents disapproves of the construction of a 1,200-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Atimonan town, Quezon province. “We’re more on legal battle now,” Head of the Ministry of Ecology...
