THE PHILIPPINES will need around $3.9 trillion in investment to unlock the potential of its hydropower resources, according to the PhilHydro Association, Inc.

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is working with government and financial sector partners to design new low-interest financing models for renewable energy (RE) developers to accelerate the hybridization of off-grid areas served by the Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG).

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said that increasing the number of commissioners may not necessarily expedite decision-making process, but could worsen the gridlock at the commission.

WM SHOPPING CENTER Management, Inc., the developer of WalterMart malls, is expanding its partnership with First Gen Corp. to power its malls with renewable energy (RE).

In a power system as fragile and fast-growing as the Philippines’, the shift to clean energy is no longer in question. The challenge now is how to pursue it without putting households, businesses, and essential services at risk.

THE VISAYAS was placed under yellow alert for five hours on Tuesday following outages at a number of power plants, according to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP).

MANILA – Power firms need to list with the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) to be deemed compliant with the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (ERIRA), the chief of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said Wednesday.

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is soliciting comments from industry stakeholders on the proposed Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) fourth round for run-of-river hydro (RORH) power projects.

First Gen Corp. is beefing up its hydro portfolio with 213 megawatts (MW) of new hydro power projects with an estimated investment of $652 million.

MANILA, Philippines — Ayala-led ACEN Corp. has once again clinched four Golden Arrows from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) for its consistent track record in upholding excellent corporate governance practices.