AC Energy Holdings Inc. will set aside its hydropower projects and will focus on renewable energy (RE) developments in more advanced stages after selling all its interests in three hydropower companies. The power...
Aboitiz Power’s renewable energy arm has acquired the P2.88-billion loan of San Carlos Sun Power Inc. (Sacasun) from BDO Unibank Inc. to develop its solar power project in Negros Occidental. Aboitiz Power...
The Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) is looking to redevelop the 11.89-hectare Pandacan oil depot in Manila. “We have a property in Pandacan. Petron’s oil depot, that’s ours. We are also studying...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will relaunch its plans to venture into the battery energy storage this year amid talks with US company Tesla Motors Inc. Meralco SVP and head of customer retail...
Power producers across the country are hoping that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will get back on track in 2017 and finally reform following the suicide of a commission official over alleged...
The Department of Energy recently released its energy mix policy that will allow technologies from coal, gas, nuclear, geothermal and hydro power to compete for the country’s 70-percent baseload requirement. There have been...
Mindanao might see an implemented electricity spot market in the region by June 2017, a Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) official said. PEMC president Melinda Ocampo said they are only waiting for...
Nuclear energy is one of the most controversial power sources in the world today. It is known to be one of the cheapest sources of electricity but various safety and environmental impacts...
Coal power has been one of the biggest contributors of power in the world. Coal is the biggest power supplier in the Philippines. However, coal has been surrounded by speculations on its...
As the world starts to shift towards renewable energy, coal must learn to address the issues pitted against the industry. The greatest issue coal faces is the harm it brings to the...
