Author Archives: LM Staff

EDC eyes to spend up to P30B to drill 40 geothermal wells through 2026

GEOTHERMAL POWER PRODUCER Energy Development Corp. (EDC) plans to invest up to P30 billion to...

WESM operator seeks ERC nod for additional P1-b fees

The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines, Inc. (IEMOP), operator of the Wholesale Electricity...

Negros Power completes infra projects

Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power), the joint venture between Razon-owned Primelectric Holdings Inc....

$250-m facility sparks interest in geothermal sector

The Philippines’ proposed $250-million Geothermal De-risking Facility, a partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...

Vantage Energy, Bounty Plus renew power supply deal

Vantage Energy, the retail electricity supply affiliate of Manuel Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Company (Meralco), renewed...

AI boom to hike power demand by 45,000 MW, strain grid—Lopez

First Gen Corp. warned that the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution could put a strain on...

Meralco sees ‘flattish’ generation charge

Power retailer Manila Electric. Co. said it expects a “flattish” generation charge, with no significant...

ASEAN Power Grid in focus as Philippines hosts summit

MANILA, Philippines — The $16-billion project designed to integrate power grids of ASEAN member states...

Nuclear energy and DOE navigator

Energy is development. All countries and economies that have developed fast have abundant energy supply...

MORE Power leads with affordability, sustainability, safety

Iloilo City’s distribution utility is quietly making a big difference at a time when rising...