Author Archives: LM Staff

DOE sees fuel price rollback from US-Iran peace deal

MANILA – Department of Energy (DOE) officials are hopeful for the sustained drop in fuel...

NGCP reports reduction in May transmission rate

THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said on Monday that overall average transmission...

PBBM to lead Asean talks with Moscow on energy

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will lead efforts of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)...

Maharlika speeds up ₱1.4-billion dividend to fight energy crisis

To boost the national government’s response to the ongoing energy crisis, the state-run Maharlika Investment...

EXPLAINER: Why some Meralco customers were charged zero in May

Select residential customers of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) may have received unusually low bills...

Trinasolar secures 600 MW distribution deal targeting Southeast Asia solar market

Trinasolar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ecohope Solar covering the planned distribution...

BNEC breaks ground on 150-MW Negros wind farm

Bago Negros Energy Corporation (BNEC), a subsidiary of Thailand-based Sermsang Power Corporation Public Company Limited...

Psalm to award Agus hydro by Dec

THE government may award the contract to rehabilitation the Agus-Pulangi hydroelectric complex in Mindanao by...

DOE looks to IAEA for nuclear safety after Mindanao earthquake

VIENNA, Austria — The Philippines is seeking emergency assistance from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog...

DOE warns of tight power reserves in Luzon starting June 15

Luzon faces potential power supply strains over the coming weeks as the Department of Energy...