BACOLOD CITY–The Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC/Negros Power) broke ground for the P79-million Lacson Street Underground Distribution System Project, the first of its kind in this city, in a ceremony held at the Capitol Park and Lagoon on Wednesday.
THE Senate Committee on Finance has granted the request of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian to augment the Department of Education’s (DepEd) funds for school electrification.
Alyansa Para sa Pagbabago senatorial aspirant Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. says the newly-signed Republic Act (RA) No.12066, or the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) Act will address a major barrier to foreign direct investment (FDI): high electricity costs.
Renewable energy developer Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) has signed a two-gigawatt (GW) solar module supply contract with leading smart PV and energy storage solutions provider Trinasolar Co., Ltd.
TYPICAL HOUSEHOLDS served by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will see higher electricity bills this month due to the increase in the cost of power from suppliers.
THE Board of Investments (BoI) said re newable energy (RE) investments need to be de-risked by providing financing options and supportive policy in order to navigate the rapidly evolving RE ecosystem.
ACEN Corp.’s subsidiary Giga Ace 8 Inc. is putting up a 420-megawattpeak (MWp) solar farm in Barangays Bulawen and Salaza, Palauig, Zambales with 347-MWp battery energy storage system costing P26 billion.
THE future of energy is always in a state of flux, making it difficult to forecast what energy sources will be used. According to the Global Energy Monitor, the landscape of future energy mix is getting more complex, particularly in the Asean region, where solar and wind power rose by 20 percent in 2023 to…
DAVAO CITY—The Bangsamoro government sealed a partnership agreement with the Department of Energy on October 24 to start the first operating contract on coal exploration in the Bangsamoro region “marking a significant step in advancing energy security and driving economic growth in the Bangsamoro,” the regional autonomous government has announced.
MANILA — Two senators have pushed for the government to take charge of the interconnectivity projects in the electric grid due to the delay in completion under the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).