MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration is teaming up with the country’s largest power utility to expedite the processing of net metering applications, allowing consumers to sell electricity to the grid.

As Metro Manila grapples with persistent flooding during the rainy season, the Department of Energy (DOE) is renewing its focus on waste-to-energy (WTE) as a potential solution to both reduce waste and contribute to the country’s energy supply.

THE country’s transmission grid can handle new and capacity-heavy power projects for as long as there are available transmission lines where the planned power plants will be put up.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has named Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) as the dominant player in the Philippines’ power generation sector, with a market share of 23.86 percent of the national grid as of July 25, 2025.

MANILA – The planned PHP4-billion waste-to-energy (WTE) facility on a four-hectare site in Capas, Tarlac is a significant leap forward in the country’s sustainable development and modern waste management strategies.

Yuchengco-led PetroEnergy Resources Corp. reported a consolidated net income of P463.75 million for the first half of 2025, a 12 percent decrease from P526.99 million in the same period last year.

Thunder Consortium, which includes Aboitiz Renewables Inc. (ARI), Sumitomo Corp. and Electric Power Development Co. Ltd., signed project agreements Friday to acquire the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant complex in Laguna province.

MANILA, Philippines — Aboitiz Power Corp. is once again the country’s leading power producer after reclaiming market dominance from San Miguel Corp. (SMC).

Meralco Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications Joe R. Zaldarriaga has urged personnel of the Quezon City government to continue their advocacy against misinformation and disinformation during a workshop organized by the local government unit’s Public Affairs and Information Services Department (PAISD).

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Thursday vowed to resolve at the soonest time possible around 5,000 pending cases by classifying and assigning these to each commissioners.