President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to develop a national carbon market policy framework and submit it for inter-agency approval within 30 days of Executive Order (EO) No. 127 taking effect.
Businesses in Cebu need to strengthen energy systems within their own operations because supply volatility in the Visayas grid is expected to persist through 2028, a COREPLUS executive said.
Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) encouraged businesses to use the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) program and rooftop solar to lower their electricity bills as tight supply and the war in Iran add pressure to utility costs.
The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing 175 megawatts (MW) of run-of-river hydropower capacity in Mindanao for its seventh Green Energy Auction (GEA-7), scheduled for March 2027, alongside additional capacity for Luzon, the Visayas, and impounding hydropower projects nationwide.
THE Philippine Hydro Inc. (Philhydro) is appealing to the Department of Energy (DOE) to help developers leverage the low water levels during the upcoming El Niño to accelerate hydro construction.
The National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms (NASECORE) has called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish clear, transparent, and enforceable bidding parameters for the next Semirara coal operating contract.
ACEN Corp., the renewable energy arm of the Ayala Group, has subscribed to additional shares worth P3 billion in its wholly-owned subsidiary Giga Ace 8 Inc.
Norwegian investment fund Norfund and Denmark’s Impact Fund Denmark have signed agreements to acquire a combined 49% equity interest in Vena Energy’s 500-megawatt-peak (MWp) Ixus Bugallon Solar Power Project in Bugallon, Pangasinan.
MARSTEK Philippines and PHILERGY German Solar have strengthened their strategic partnership through a contract signing aimed at expanding access to integrated solar, battery energy storage, and intelligent energy-management solutions in the Philippines.
Nearly a fifth of the Philippines’ registered generation capacity was not offered or nominated to the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC).