MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration is allocating almost P193 million this year to electrify some 1,492 households in geographically isolated areas in the country.

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said over the weekend it approved an interim extension of the power purchase agreement between Manila Electric Co. and First Gas Power Corp. until Jan. 31, 2026, to prevent potential power outages.

ACEN Australia Pty. Ltd., a unit of Ayala-led ACEN Corp, is on track to become a significant energy player in Australia by 2030, a company official said.

GIGAWIND4, INC., an ACEN Corp. unit, is earmarking P34.5 billion for a wind power project in Tayabas, Quezon, with a planned capacity of 247 megawatts (MW).

THE ENERGY Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the request of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and a unit of First Gen Corp. to continue procuring power supply from a 1,000-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in Batangas until Jan. 31, 2026.

SYDNEY, Australia — As the Philippines anticipates the entry of new capacity to meet growing electricity demand, the country should learn from Australia’s coordination between transmission and generation.

SYDNEY, Australia — ACEN Australia Pty. Ltd. plans to add more than 2,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy capacity over the next three years, a top executive said.

The National Geothermal Association of the Philippines (NGAP) will host the 6th Philippine International Geothermal Conference (PIGC6) from Sept. 10-11, 2025, at The Fifth at Rockwell in Makati City.

Iloilo province was awarded over 1,300 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind power service contracts, the Department of Energy (DOE) Visayas Field Office said.

The Department of Energy (DOE) is delaying the country’s first-ever renewable energy auction dedicated to offshore wind to the fourth quarter, as the agency works to address stakeholders’ concerns on a new provision embodied in the proposed terms of reference (TOR).