The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved requests from 26 power distribution utilities, mostly in the Visayas region, to stagger the recovery of rising electricity costs to shield consumers from severe bill shocks.

Rockport Power Inc., a licensed retail electricity supplier, is expanding its reach across the Philippines to help customers lower their electricity bills by choosing their own energy provider.

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved multiple power rate increases sought by electric cooperatives (ECs) and distribution utilities.

THE United States Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a government agency that provides large‑scale grants to partner countries, has approved a new program to help the Philippines lower electricity costs and improve energy reliability.

THE Department of Energy (DOE), local governments (LGUs), and distribution utilities (DUs) were urged at the weekend to reduce red tape and simplify the requirements for installing rooftop solar systems in the race to ramp up coverage of renewable energy systems and reduce pressure on the existing power grids.

MANILA, Philippines — The Yuchengco Group remains on track toward the commercial operation of its three renewable energy (RE) projects in Luzon and the Visayas.

AIKO is placing high-efficiency solar modules at the center of its growth strategy over the next three to five years as it expands across emerging markets, including Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

As solar development expands, the next wave of projects may depend not only on photovoltaic panels, but also on the structures that allow those panels to be installed in more complex environments.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) defended a contentious new policy that strips the state transmission operator of its exclusive building rights, arguing the shift is vital to unlock more than 1,000 megawatts of stranded renewable energy.

The Philippines should speed up its transition to clean energy to meet its target of a 35-percent renewable share in the power generation mix by 2030, regulators and energy officials said Thursday.