A power outage and lack of signal has been reported in Dinalungan, Aurora, where Typhoon Uwan made landfall on Sunday night.
By Othel Campos The Department of Energy (DOE) is pushing to integrate waste-to-energy (WTE) technology into the national power generation mix to tackle both increasing energy demand and mounting solid waste.
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is facing delays in securing a $2.7-million grant from the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for a feasibility study on small modular reactors (SMRs) over the US government shutdown, according to a company executive.
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the Philippines’ largest power retailer, signaled that higher electricity rates are likely for November bills on rising pass-through charges, led by increases in the spot market prices and the continued depreciation of the Philippine peso against the US dollar.
PHILIPPINE CONGLOMERATES are expected to invest about $28 billion (P1.65 trillion) in renewable energy projects over the next decade as part of a broader $185-billion (P10.9-trillion) investment wave by leading business groups in the Philippines and Vietnam, according to S&P Global Ratings.
THE Department of Energy (DoE) said on Thursday that updated totals from the fourth round of the green energy auction (GEA-4) now show awards of 10,195.49 megawatts (MW) worth of projects, or 96% of the installation target.
The Average systemwide prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) surged by P1.50 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to P4.54 per kWh in October from P3.04 per kWh in September on lower supply margins, according to the market operator.
Liberty Solar Energy Corp. (LSEC), a unit of Alternergy Holdings Corporation, plans to invest P8.8 billion to construct a 140-megawatt peak (MWp) floating solar farm in Tarlac province.
CORENERGY, Inc., a subsidiary of Vivant Energy Corp., aims to capture a larger share of the retail electricity market over the next five years, especially following the government’s move to lower the consumption threshold for consumers to switch suppliers.
MPOWER, the local retail electricity supplier of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), has partnered with First Cavite Industrial Estate Association, Inc. to supply electricity to the latter’s 150-hectare industrial park through the retail aggregation program (RAP).