Author Archives: LM Staff

956 MW in new power capacity, 160 MW storage added to grid

SOME 956 megawatts (MW) of new capacity was added to the power grid so far...

Solon hails DOH plan to use solar energy in public hospitals

Saying that government should lead the efforts in tapping renewable energy (RE), Abra lone district...

Vivant Corp. gets P3-B loan from Chinabank

CEBU-BASED Vivant Corp. has obtained a P3-billion three-year term loan from China Banking Corp. (Chinabank)...

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...