Author Archives: LM Staff

Electric co-op group calls for VAT removal to ease consumer burden

The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) has expressed its support for the proposal...

Lawmakers urged to prioritize energy reforms in the next Congress

INCOMING LAWMAKERS should prioritize measures that would prioritize energy security, particularly amendments to the Electric...

Five clean energy projects advances with DOE’s go-ahead for system studies

The race to renewable energy (RE) integration continues, as the Department of Energy (DOE) has...

Alternergy Holdings eyes 225-MW renewable energy capacity by year-end

ALTERNERGY HOLDINGS CORP. expects to commission 225 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy capacity this year,...

Filipinos turn electric amid high fuel prices

JOHN REX O. GAVALES, a 22-year-old entrepreneur from Bulacan province north of the Philippine capital,...

Gatchalian seeks probe on power competition

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday called for an inquiry into the competitive landscape of the...

SMC, Citicore to break ground on solar venture this month

MANILA, Philippines — Saavedra-led Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) and tycoon Ramon Ang’s San Miguel...

MGen nears halfway mark in P200-B MTerra solar project

MERALCO POWERGEN CORP. (MGen), the power generation subsidiary of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), is nearly...

Meralco’s Vantage Energy enters Mindanao power market

Vantage Energy, the affiliate retail electricity supplier (RES) of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has announced...

Metro Dumaguete Water recognized for energy-saving innovation

METRO DUMAGUETE WATER (MDW), a joint venture between Dumaguete City Water District and Metro Pacific...