Author Archives: LM Staff

MGen plans full capacity in Batangas by end of May

MERALCO POWERGEN CORP. (MGen), the power generation unit of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), said it...

Desco prepares to dig exploratory well for Iriga geothermal project this year

Desco Inc. is preparing for exploratory well drilling in the Iriga geothermal project in Camarines...

First Gen eyes more LNG projects

LOPEZ-LED First Gen Corp. is eyeing to build additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals outside...

ERC OKs P32 billion NGCP projects

MANILA, Philippines — The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the two transmission projects of...

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...