RENEWABLE ENERGY projects topped the list of projects classified by the Department of Energy (DoE) as energy projects of national significance (EPNS), granting them expedited permit processing privileges.

MANILA – The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued Certificates of Energy Projects of National Significance (CEPNS) to 149 power and transmission projects worth PHP2.4 trillion from May to December 2024.

POWER DISTRIBUTOR Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expects a higher generation charge for February as the peso’s depreciation raises costs for dollar-denominated power contracts.

Yuchengco-led PetroGreen Energy Corporation’s (PGEC) Limbauan Solar Power Project (LSPP) in Isabela province has received transmission connection approval from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that officers and directors of electric cooperatives do not automatically forfeit their positions when they file their certificates of candidacy (COCs).

MANILA, Philippines — Ayala-led ACEN Corp. has obtained a leadership level and an A-rating from environmental non-profit disclosure system CDP for its commitment to climate action and transparency.

Alternergy Holdings Corp. said Monday it posted a net income of P88.6 million in a six-month period ending Dec. 31, 2024. This was 26.89 percent lower than P121.2 million it earned in in the same period in 2023.

ALSONS Consolidated Resources, Inc. (ACR), the listed investment holding company of the Alcantara Group, has secured P1.6 billion from the issuance of commercial papers.

THE GOVERNMENT is exploring the possibility of building the Agus III hydroelectric power plant to go with the rehabilitation for the Agus-Pulangi Hydropower Complex (AHPC).

The Department of Energy is studying options for the 232-megawatt Mindanao coal-fired power plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, as the planned rehabilitation of the Agus-Pulangi hydroelectric complex in Mindanao gets underway.