MANILA – The Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project will undergo a scheduled maintenance shutdown for a month starting next week, the Department of Energy (DOE) said Friday.

ACEN CORP. is investing P1.15 billion in a unit developing a solar farm in Zambales, supporting the construction of a project that forms part of its renewable energy expansion pipeline.

RASLAG Corp. has announced that its 36.646-megawatt peak (MWp) RASLAG 4 solar power project in Magalang, Pampanga has secured a Certificate of Compliance (COC) from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), formally recognizing the facility’s compliance with regulatory requirements for commercial operations.

The Mindanao grid is expected to return to normal conditions soon after being placed under yellow alert on Wednesday, June 10, following power supply disruptions partly caused by the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has secured an Unmodified Opinion from the Commission on Audit (COA) for calendar year 2025, marking the fifth consecutive year that the country’s energy regulator has received the highest audit rating from the state auditor.

Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGEN) said its affiliate’s 210-megawatt (MW) Sarangani Energy Corporation (SEC) coal-fired power plant remains offline following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on June 8, after initial inspections identified significant damage to critical coal handling and jetty facilities.

THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) is seeking to set more “aggressive” targets in a bid to reduce dependence on imported fuel, including increasing the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) and biofuel blends, its top official said.

Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) prices rose by 38.5% in May as higher summer demand, tighter supply margins, and power plant outages pushed electricity prices upward across all major grids, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP).

Renewable energy (RE) developers and local government leaders are urging faster permit approvals and better coordination among government agencies to help bring electricity to remote communities across the Philippines.

Average systemwide spot electricity prices surged nearly 40 percent in May 2026 as intense heat and unexpected power plant shutdowns triggered a sharp spike in demand, the market operator said Wednesday.