Author Archives: LM Staff

MGEN, ACWA to develop 125-MW solar farm in Iloilo

MERALCO POWERGEN Corp. (MGEN) and Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power are moving forward with a planned...

ERC approves P90-billion NGCP Batangas-Mindoro Interconnection Project

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ (NGCP)...

MGen nears financing deal for 670-MW Singapore gas plant

Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), the generation arm of Manila Electric Co., is strengthening its presence...

Benguet power coop vows full power restoration by early December

BAGUIO CITY – The Benguet Electric Cooperative expects to restore power to its final two...

Calbayog gov’t opposes plan to set up wind farm in watershed

TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Calbayog in Samar said it is opposing the...

PH gets 956 MW of new power capacity

The Department of Energy (DOE) said Thursday some 956 megawatts (MW) of new power generation...

Raslag, Singapore partner near close on Philippine wind JV

RENEWABLE ENERGY developer Raslag Corp. and Singapore-based Verdant Philippines Alpha Pte. Ltd. are poised to...

Meralco to redeem remaining P2.87-B bonds in December

MANILA ELECTRIC CO. (Meralco) will retire the remaining P2.87 billion of its P7-billion 12-year bonds...

‘Philippines sitting on $3.9 trillion hydropower potential’

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines holds around $3.9 trillion in hydropower potential, which, according to...

Repower starts testing 18-MW Bukidnon hydro plant, first in Mindanao

Listed renewable energy firm Repower Energy Development Corp. (REDC) has begun testing and commissioning its...