Author Archives: LM Staff

First Gen Corp. eyes up to $80-M initial fund for Indonesia geothermal venture

LOPEZ-LED First Gen Corp. will allocate up to $80 million (P4.5 billion) as its initial...

N. Samar keen on P20-B wind energy investment

TACLOBAN CITY – The Northern Samar provincial government has welcomed the decision of Singapore-based Vena...

MGEN gearing up to start coal projects in Cebu, Quezon

MERALCO POWERGEN CORP. (MGEN), a subsidiary of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), has started scouting contractors...

SPNEC secures P3.78-B loan for Tarlac solar expansion

SP NEW ENERGY CORP. (SPNEC) has secured a P3.78-billion loan from the Philippine National Bank...

Alternergy takes over two Quezon wind farms

MANILA, Philippines — Alternergy Holdings Corp., chaired by former energy secretary Vince Perez, has seized...

NGCP seeks P33 billion in project approvals to connect power plants

The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking approval for about P33 billion...

SEPH eyes onshore wind to grow renewable portfolio

Retail electricity supplier Shell Energy Philippines, Inc. (SEPH) is expanding its renewable energy (RE) portfolio...

More local firms make net-zero commitments

Eight more firms have joined the Net Zero Carbon Alliance (NZCA), a group of local...

Gov’t policies on RE attracting investors, says British Embassy exec

MANILA – Government policies that support the installation of more renewable energy (RE) projects make...

Green Lane investments reach P5.93t

The government’s Green Lane Program for Strategic Investments has certified 216 projects with a combined...