TVI Resource Development Philippines Inc. (TVIRD) has integrated a 5.3-megawatt-peak (MWp) solar power facility into its Siana Gold Project operations, marking one of the first large-scale solar deployments within a mining site in the Caraga region.

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is fully supportive of driving system losses down, but said that removing this component from electricity bills without addressing inefficiencies would merely shift the financial burden elsewhere.

CEBU CITY—Power supply alerts could persist in the coming months as rising temperatures and the looming onset of the El Niño phenomenon continue to drive electricity demand higher, Department of Energy (DOE) projections indicate.

THE Visayas grid was again placed under yellow alert on Monday due to thin supply as 12 power plants are still on forced outage, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported.

THE Department of Energy (DOE) will revisit its fuel price cap policy after oil companies raised concerns over mandatory price adjustments, saying this may affect the viability of a deregulated market.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said the Philippines is seeking deeper energy cooperation with Japan and Southeast Asian neighbors as instability in the Middle East forces countries across Asia to rethink fuel supply chains, petroleum reserves, and long-term energy security strategies.

The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc. (Philreca) is pushing for a new law to rationalize the application of value-added tax on electricity billing by excluding certain charges that do not constitute actual consumption.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has launched a new digital platform that aims to streamline how power industry stakeholders file documents, track cases, and receive regulatory notices.

The Department of Energy (DOE) said the government has expanded nationwide access to its fuel subsidy program by allowing all liquid fuel retail outlets (LFROs) to participate, widening the network available to public utility jeepney and UV Express drivers amid elevated global oil prices.

AboitizPower subsidiary Therma South, Inc. (TSI) has signed a two-megawatt Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) with Misamis Occidental I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOELCI-I) to help maintain stable electricity supply across Oroquieta City and seven municipalities in Misamis Occidental.