ACEN Corp. said Thursday the 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power Project in southern Laos has started commercial operations, becoming what it called Asia’s first cross-border renewable energy project.

SOLAR ENERGY FIRM Berde Renewables has entered into a power purchase agreement with a mall operator and an agro-industrial firm to advance sustainable retail and agriculture in Mindanao.

SYDNEY, Australia — ACEN Australia is planning to expand its presence here by developing more than 2 gigawatts direct current (GWdc) of renewable energy (RE) projects over the next three years.

Land Bank of the Philippines said is extending majority of a P100-billion syndicated term loan facility to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) in support of the government’s fiscal sustainability and energy sector reform efforts.

Indonesia’s PT DSSR Daya Mas Sakti, a subsidiary of PT Dian Swastatika Sentosa Tbk, has formed a joint venture with PT FirstGen Geothermal Indonesia, a unit of the Philippines’ Energy Development Corp. (EDC), the companies said Wednesday.

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 asked First Gen Corp. and Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to justify their proposed extension of a power purchase agreement (PPA) for supply from a Batangas gas-fired power plant.

MPower, the retail electricity arm of Manila Electric Co (Meralco), signed a new energy supply contract with The Peninsula Manila to power the iconic five-star hotel with renewable energy.

SM INVESTMENTS CORP. (SMIC) is expanding its renewable energy portfolio through new geothermal projects and potential ventures in wind energy, its top official said on Tuesday.

SY-led SM Group is looking at expanding its commitment to pursuing renewable energy (RE) with the possibility of venturing into wind power.