Author Archives: LM Staff

ERC approves higher rate for FIT-All

CONSUMERS will face higher electricity bills starting in March as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)...

DoE clears 11 power projects for grid impact study

THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) endorsed 11 power projects totaling 4,551 megawatts to the National...

UGEP’s solar projects get green lane certificates

The Board of Investments (BOI) awarded green lane certificates of endorsement to Upgrade Energy Philippines...

SMGP sets P87.1-B capex for three power projects

SAN MIGUEL Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP), the energy subsidiary of San Miguel Corp., has...

San Miguel eyes more solar, LNG, coal plants

San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP) is lining up several expansion projects, including 2,400-megawatt-peak...

BuhaWind resource validation underway

BuhaWind Energy Philippines, a joint venture between Copenhagen Energy of Denmark and PetroGreen Energy Corp.,...

MGen fires up Nueva Ecija solar farm ahead of schedule

MANILA, Philippines — Tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan’s Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) has switched on its...

MORESCO 2 pledges to fix worn-out powerlines to improve system reliability

National Electrification Administration administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda rallied behind electric cooperative (EC) member-consumer-owners (MCOs) on...

SNAP Magat battery storage project starts construction

SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP), a joint venture of Scatec of Norway and Aboitiz Power...

ACEN’s Laos wind farm nears completion

MANILA, Philippines — Ayala-led ACEN Corp. is set to fully energize its 600-megawatt (MW) Monsoon...