Giga Ace to expand Zambales solar farm
- November 18, 2024
Giga Ace 8, Inc., a subsidiary of ACEN Corporation, is aiming to expand its solar farm in Palauig, Zambales, by increasing its capacity from 346 megawatts-peak (MWp) to 420 MWp at an...
Giga Ace 8, Inc., a subsidiary of ACEN Corporation, is aiming to expand its solar farm in Palauig, Zambales, by increasing its capacity from 346 megawatts-peak (MWp) to 420 MWp at an...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) says the Philippines is open and prepared for increased Korean investments in sustainable industries, especially in clean energy and advanced technology sectors. This statement came...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to facilitate the use of offshore areas covered by offshore wind...
In collaboration with local joint venture partners, Blueleaf Energy Philippines is embarking on an ambitious plan to develop a floating solar portfolio totaling approximately 1.5 gigawatts (GW) in Laguna. Leading the NKS...
Manila Electric Co. (MERALCO) has initiated the bidding process for 400 megawatts (MW) of mid-merit power supply to maintain uninterrupted customer services. In a recent report by the Philippine Star, MERALCO’s Senior...
Business giants Manuel Pangilinan, Ramon Ang, and Sabin Aboitiz are establishing a technical working group (TWG) together with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is conducting assessments on the environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) previously granted to offshore wind (OSW) project developers. This was done to ascertain whether these...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sees the Philippines as an important role in addressing the climate crisis and becoming a key player in the global clean energy landscape. In...
Shell Pilipinas Corporation (SPC) has partnered with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in identifying and exploring opportunities for Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in the Philippines. According to Shell, NBS will...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will issue a regulatory framework for approving environmental clearance for offshore wind (OSW) projects, Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla revealed. In a report by...
Another 200-megawatt (MW) solar project is being planned for the sand dunes in Paoay, Ilocos Norte. The planned solar farm is twice as large as the Currimao 2 solar project in Barangay...
First Gen Corporation, through its subsidiary First Gen Hydro Power Corporation (FGHPC), has signed an agreement with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) allowing the company to pursue the development...
Yuchengco-led PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC) has secured approvals from the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for its two new solar power projects in Pangasinan...
The bill outlining the government’s policy on the regulation and development of electric vehicles (EV) in the country is now officially a law, as Republic Act (RA) 11697 or the Electric Vehicle...
SMC Global Power Holdings, the power arm of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), will be investing in a 600-megawatt (MW) liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant on Mactan Island in Cebu to provide...
Local stakeholders and energy advocacy groups led by San Carlos Bishop Gerry Alminaza have expressed environmental and economic concerns over SMC Global Power Holdings’ (SMCGP) 300-megawatt (MW) liquefied natural gas (LNG) combined...
SMC Global Power Holdings (SMCGP), the power arm of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), is investing Php41.5 billion to develop its 600-megawatt (MW) liquefied natural gas (LNG) combined-cycle power plant in Tabango, Leyte. ...
SMC Global Power Holdings, the power generating company (genco) of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is looking to construct a 300-megawatt (MW) liquefied natural gas (LNG) combined cycle power plant worth Php18.5 billion...
Bohol residents may expect the island province to be reconnected to the Visayas Grid by February 15, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Speaking at a virtual news...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be sending two men as part of the 19-man Philippine delegation to the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference, better known as the 26th Conference of...
AC Energy (ACEN) plans to build a 1,200-megawatt (MW) dual-fuel power plant in Batangas City, which aims to provide the Luzon Grid’s mid-merit and peaking requirements. The project, which would house six...
SMC Global Power Holdings (SMCGP), the power generating arm of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), is looking to build a 300-megawatt (MW) pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant in Malay, Aklan worth Php26.3 billion. In...
Petron Corporation is set to build additional components in its 180,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Limay, Bataan as part of efforts to shift to cleaner technology and accelerate the transfer of go buy...
Solar Philippines of millennial businessman Leandro Leviste is planning to build a massive solar power plant in Nasugbu, Batangas. Based on the project description the company submitted to the Department of Environment...
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has announced that it will be conducting hearings regarding the environmental impact of Atlantic Gulf & Pacific’s (AG&P) proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import...
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Co. (AG&P) is investing Php14.6 billion for its proposed integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal to be located right next to the existing Ilijan Combined-Cycle Power Plant...
First Gen Hydro Power Corporation (FGHPC), a subsidiary of Lopez-owned First Gen Corporation, is investing Php6 billion to build the the 120-megawatt Aya pumped-storage project in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija. In its report to the...
Churches, environmentalists, and residents disapproves of the construction of a 1,200-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Atimonan town, Quezon province. “We’re more on legal battle now,” Head of the Ministry of Ecology...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has canceled 75 mining contracts in its audit that are believed to be destructive to watersheds. “You kill watershed, you kill life,” DENR Secretary...
President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet yesterday assured mining firms that they will be given due process amid controversy surrounding the closure and suspension orders handed by the Department of Environment and...
Mining firms in the country welcomed the Office of the Ombudsman’s decision to crack down on illegal mining operations. Environmental Ombudsman Gerard Mosquera said after closing illegal dumpsites, they will partner with...
The Sarangani Energy Corp. (SEC) of the Alsons Power Group has been given a certificate of compliance (COC) for its $2-billion environmental project. SEC said they were issued a COC for the...
Officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the mining companies have agreed to work hand-in-hand in assuring that mining will result for the common good and improves the lives...
Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) has been cleared by the Department of Energy (DOE) of environmental-related issues. SMPC said Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on September 21 gave company chairman Isidro...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources(DENR) audit team has recommended the suspension of 12 mining operations, a DENR official said on Wednesday. “The 12 (mining operations) were recommended for suspension (by...
Environment Secretary Regina Lopez said there is still no decision on Semirara Mining and Power Corporation’s (SMPC) mining audit despite the company’s disclosure of positive results on Tuesday. “I got angry, they...
Semirara Mining and Power Corporation’s (SMPC) Molave mine expansion is “technically sound,” the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said in its audit. In a disclosure submitted to the stock exchange...
The Chamber of Mines Philippines (COMP) said they “expect no less” from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as the agency is set to release the results of the mining...
The country’s oil and gas industry may shut down due to the new standards set by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, an industry official said yesterday. Shell Philippines Exploration B.V....
Following the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) pending issuance of environmental compliance certificates (ECC), the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) held back on its decision on eight power supply agreements (PSAs)....