Aboitiz Power Corp. has announced the permanent shut down of its biomass plant located in Batangas. The 8.8 megawatt (MW) plant of Aseagas Corp, which has been on shut down since last...
Pure Energy Holdings Corp. (PEHC) has gained majority stakes in three Central Luzon-based solar power plants. PEHC said that its solar subsidiary, Just Solar Corp., inked a share purchase agreement to initially...
Power Industry players here and abroad will once again join forces for the future of the country’s energy industry at the 6th Power Southeast Asia Conference & Exhibition (PSEA) this month. With...
A possible energy trade between the U.S. and the Philippines may help address the country’s growing energy needs. U.S. President Donald Trump first broached the idea during the ASEAN summit in November...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is also eyeing to donate the rest of the 3,000 electric tricycle (e-trike) units to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP) and...
The Petron Corp. is raising $500 million coming off the issuance of senior perpetual capital securities that will partially fund the buyback of its $750-million securities in Hong Kong Limited’s stock exchange....
Coal is seen to remain to have a significant share in the country’s energy mix until 2020, an international report said. In a report by the Inquirer, a paper from Energy and...
The speedy resolution of the leadership situation at the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will serve the best interest of power players and consumers as the power industry is a heavily regulated one,...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) sees minimal power rate hikes in the provinces following the effect of higher coal taxes brought by the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. Electric...
Lower electricity bills will be felt this January following a P52.6 centavo per kwh decrease in overall rates announced by the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco). Overall rates for January went down to...
