THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered the Secondary Price Cap (SPC) in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) to be computed and applied separately for each region following sharp power price spikes in the Visayas and Mindanao.

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has put in place clearer and more practical Grid Compliance Test (GCT) requirements for older power plants that frequently experience outages.

Luzon and Visayas electric cooperatives have signed 15-year power supply agreements with six generation companies for a combined contract capacity of 565.6 megawatts, the National Electrification Administration said Thursday.

Energy Council Manila returns on 22 September 2026 at Dusit Thani Manila, bringing together senior executives, investors, policymakers, regulators and project developers from the Philippines and wider Asia-Pacific region to examine where capital, energy demand and policy are shaping the Philippines’ next phase of growth.

The United States has extended a $60-million (about P3.7-billion) grant to help the Philippine government undertake reforms in the energy sector aimed at lowering costs, improving efficiency, and making the country more attractive to investors.

Consumers in the Philippines are pushing for a more reliable power system as recurring grid alerts expose weaknesses in the country’s electricity supply, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) said.

Philippine Aurion Solar Technologies Inc. is investing more than PHP 3.34 billion to build a 1.3-hectare solar cell manufacturing facility at First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP) in Sto. Tomas, Batangas.

ACS Manufacturing Corp. has signed a retail electricity supply (RES) agreement with ACEN RES, the retail electricity unit of ACEN Corp., to power its two manufacturing facilities in Laguna with renewable energy (RE).

Philippine Aurion Solar Technologies Inc. has recruited and trained more than 500 Filipino professionals and technical workers for its solar cell manufacturing operations in Batangas, supporting local skills development for the renewable energy industry.

he Department of Energy (DOE) has filed a supplemental estafa complaint against Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste and two Solar Philippines officers over renewable energy awards totaling 1,380 megawatts (MW), alleging that the projects were secured through deceit and misrepresentation.