The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and electric cooperatives (ECs) are closer to hitting their target for customer connections this year. According to the NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) data,...
President Rodrigo Duterte will sign an executive order that aims to cancel the P10 billion debt incurred by the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO), the electric cooperative supplying power to Marawi...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will start the Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP) in November as part of its efforts to ensure reliable and sustainable energy demand. The department said the...
The exploration agreement between the Philippine government and Israeli oil firm Ratio Petroleum Limited is still under review at the Office of the President, Malacañang said. President Rodrigo Duterte hasn’t signed the...
The government’s National Electrification Administration (NEA) must stand its ground and insist on the bidding guideline it set for the rehabilitation plan of the Zamboanga Electric Cooperative (Zamcelco), to prevent a full...
An infrastructure-oriented thinktank is raising serious concerns over the ‘railroading’ of a proposed congressional franchise being granted to Solar Para sa Bayan’s proposal for mini grid systems. “We are alarmed at the...
Solar Philippines accepted the National Association of General Managers of Electric Cooperative’s (NAGMEC) challenge to power remote areas through solar-battery mini grids. Solar Para Sa Bayan, a unit of Solar Philippines, order...
Ber months for Filipinos are off to a good start as the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced today that overall electricity rates went down to P 10.0732 per kWh this month, with...
Listed mining firm Oriental Peninsula Resources Group Inc. has officially joined the power sector through a 30 percent share with its affiliate renewable energy company Oriental Energy and Power Generation Corp. In...
Despite Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (Zamelco) Board of Directors ignoring the approved extension of its Investment Management Contract (IMC) bidding, Mayor Beng Climaco supported the board’s decision to award the co-op’s pending...
