Meralco PowerGen Corporation’s Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc. (RP Energy) received its certificate of registration for its 600-megawatt (MW) Subic-based coal-fired plant from the Board of Investments (BOI). The company is now negotiating...
The International Finance Corp (IFC) has tapped in the Philippine Green Building Initiative (PBGI) as its partner for its green building program, which is expected to generate P38 billion in savings and...
Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp is pursuing a regulatory approval from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the sale of electricity to the Guimaras Electric Cooperative (Guimelco). A joint application was...
Megawide Construction Corp is now a part the country’s energy sector after acquiring Citicore Power for its five year diversification plan. One of the largest construction and infrastructure firms will now be venturing...
Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Alfonso Cusi has asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to look into any instance of anti-competitive behavior from energy players after a series of ‘yellow’ and ‘red’...
Various health and environmental groups are urging President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration to recognize climate change as a threat to public health. In a recent forum attended by representatives from the Climate Change...
A Japanese power firm is looking into installing a one-megawatt (MW) solar-diesel mix power plant in Virac, Catanduanes. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on July 5 met with Virac Mayor Samuel Laynes and officials from...
Companies involved in the manufacture and retail of fossil fuel products have been called to respond to alleged human rights violations regarding climate change. Filipinos and civil society organizations, including Greenpeace Southeast...
The Aboitiz Power Corp.’s first-semester net income rose by 24 percent, following higher electricity sales from new power plants and the capacity extension of their existing plants. Aboitiz recorded a 24% rise on...
Each year, 6.5 million deaths are linked to air pollution. It is felt more particularly the poorest societies. 80 percent of the population living in cities that monitor air pollution levels breathe...
