Author Archives: LM Staff

ERC issues show-cause orders to 40 power firms over missing fuel documents

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) identified on Wednesday the power generation companies (GenCos) that failed...

Laguna data center to buy electricity from First Gen

Singapore-based data center platform firm Digital Edge Holdings Pte. Ltd. (Digital Edge) has tapped First...

ERC: Lower spot market prices pull generation rates down

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reported that generation rates have significantly gone down for the...

Watts next?: Philippines going full throttle in green energy push

MANILA, Philippines — With the Philippines racing toward energy security, the government and private sector...

Campus Talks: Powering sustainable development

MANILA, Philippines — In an archipelagic country like the Philippines, with more than 7,000 islands...

Yuchengco firm eyes solar farm in Capiz

YUCHENGCO-LED PetroEnergy Resources Corp. (PERC) has secured approval from the Department of Energy (DoE) to...

Data center power usage seen to grow by 28% to 89 MW

DATA CENTERS are expected to consume approximately 89 megawatts (MW) of electricity this year, driven...

Meralco rates down in May

MANILA – The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said Tuesday electricity rates in its franchise areas...

FGen shifts Axelum to clean energy

Lopez-led First Gen Corp. (FGen) has partnered with coconut manufacturer and exporter Axelum Resources Corp....

Over 14,000 MW of new power projects set to go online by 2030

OVER 14,000 megawatts (MW) of new power projects nationwide are committed to go online in...