Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi said that the building of an “upstream” dam along the Magat River before the existing Magat Dam would be a solution to the perennial flooding problem in Cagayan...
Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi defended the $50 million capital requirement for foreign companies entering the country’s geothermal sector, which was deemed to be “negligible.” Cusi pointed out that $50 million has been the amount...
The consortium running the Malampaya gas-to-power project had already paid the government Php311 billion in revenues it earned since beginning commercial operations in 2001, according to Senate energy committee chairman Sherwin Gatchalian....
Pending the subsiding of the floods and the inspection of transmission lines, electricity may be fully restored in Cagayan by Tuesday, Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi said on Sunday. Cusi said in a...
A total of 38 transmission lines serving 23 electric cooperatives across 17 provinces in the Luzon Grid have been affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, based on the National Grid Corporation...
Consunji-owned Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday that it has terminated its four-year joint venture agreement (JVA) with the Meralco Powergen...
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) venture of tycoon Lucio Tan seeks to cater to the electricity needs of the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO), the country’s largest power distributor. Batangas Clean Energy, Inc.,...
Despite the moratorium on building new coal power plants, Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi still sees the importance of having coal in the country’s energy mix. In a press briefing on Wednesday, Cusi...
Surigao Del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel recently revealed that prospective buyers of the 45% stake of Shell Exploration B.V. (SPEx) in the Malampaya gas-to-power project are mainly interested in its 504-kilometer subsea...
Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi hopes that power would be restored to areas affected by Super Typhoon Rolly in time for Christmas and to aid in the fight against COVID-19, though he couldn’t...
