ILOILO CITY – Consumer group Bantay ng Bayan 101 (BNB) Association has urged better power services in southern Iloilo province.

Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) expects continued progress in 2025, bolstered by its business and operational achievements last year, which saw developments in its ambitious program to grow its renewable energy fleet by three times by 2030.

Aboitiz Power Corp. said Thursday said it is dismanting two diesel facilities in Naga City, Cebu over technical and operational issues effective March 31, 2025.

EAST ZONE concessionaire Manila Water Co., Inc. said it has energized solar rooftop systems with a combined capacity of 2.5 megawatt-peak (MWp) at three key facilities.

SAUDI ARABIA’S Aramco is returning to the Philippine market as it is set to acquire a 25% equity stake in Unioil Petroleum Philippines, Inc.

THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it is requiring traders of marine fuel, known as bunker, to comply with fuel quality standards for sulfur content.

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Davao Region (DA-11) has provided a PHP1-million solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) to a farmers cooperative in this city.

SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP), a joint venture between Norway firm Scatec and Aboitiz Power Corp., has secured financing from local banks for the expansion of its battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.

JAPAN — The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan’s stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks a return to nuclear power to meet growing demand for AI.

To maintain the financial stability of Independent Power Producers (IPP), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. issued Executive Order (EO) 83, which reduced and condoned IPP’s real property taxes (RPT) last year.