THE LNGPH, a consortium backed by the country’s largest business names in the energy sector, will construct a third LNG tank worth $100 million.
The Philippines and the United States are exploring expanded cooperation to strengthen energy security, including the development of nuclear energy.
Hydropower developers want to use the expected El Niño to start and speed up construction of projects across the country.
MANILA, Philippines — Singapore-based Vena Energy is keen on expanding its renewable energy footprint in the Philippines by adding another 2.6 gigawatts-peak (GWp) of capacity, backed by planned investments of as much as P245 billion, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
The Malampaya Onshore Gas Plant (OGP) in Batangas City has recorded 25 years without a recordable safety incident involving harm to people or a significant process safety incident, as operator Prime Energy advances the gas field’s next phase of development.
Breadwinners Foods Corporation, the company behind neighborhood bakery Cocopan, has signed a retail electricity supply contract with AdventEnergy for 147 kilowatts (kW) of power to its central commissary in Sta. Ana, Manila.
POWER GENERATORS can now build larger power plants after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) removed capacity limits to boost electricity supply, encourage investments and foster greater competition.
The Department of Energy has increased the planned installation target for run-of-river hydro projects in the Mindanao grid to 175 megawatts under the seventh round of the Green Energy Auction, citing strong interest from the hydropower industry.
THE GOVERNMENT is considering raising the mandatory bioethanol blend in gasoline to 15% (E15) to help temper pump prices and expand domestic production, the Department of Energy (DoE) said.
The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) is urging policymakers to prioritize flexible power resources, battery storage, and indigenous energy sources over new coal-fired generation as the Visayas continues to face recurring grid alerts.