Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are drawing increasing attention from energy sector stakeholders as the Philippines accelerates renewable energy development and works to strengthen grid reliability, according to discussions held during a recent industry seminar in Manila.

Alternergy Holdings Corporation has secured regulatory approval to commercially operate its 5-megawatt (MW) Dupinga run-of-river hydro plant in Nueva Ecija, adding fresh renewable energy capacity for an electric cooperative serving remote areas in the province.

Government officials and energy executives will gather at an energy forum on May 26, 2026 to shape long-term policy strategies amid an ongoing global oil crisis.

MANILA – The Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) signed on Monday a cooperation agreement with key energy agencies to rehabilitate, modernize, and develop the power transmission infrastructure of Mindoro.

MANILA, Philippines — The Filinvest Group has switched on its P1-billion solar park in Misamis Oriental, as the Gotianun-led firm’s first large-scale solar asset.

Listed solar developer SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC) has confirmed that preparations are underway for its planned merger with MGEN Renewable Energy, Inc., (MGEN Renewables) with the transaction targeted for completion in the fourth quarter of 2026 and a planned re-IPO eyed by March 2027.

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved a green energy auction reserve (GEAR) price ceiling of P9.3 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for pioneer biomass waste-to-energy (WTE) projects, targeting an installation capacity of 230 megawatts (MW).

The Department of Energy (DOE) is moving ahead with a 230-megawatt Waste-to-Energy (WTE) Special Auction Round under the Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP), with supplier registration set to open on May 25, 2026.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is advancing a proposed regulatory framework that would establish pricing rules for solar home systems (SHS) deployed in missionary and off-grid areas, a move that could reshape electrification delivery in unserved and underserved communities.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) has scheduled public hearings next month for the proposed 600-megawatt Wawa Pumped-Storage Hydropower Project in Rizal, including additional components tied to its planned transmission connection to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).