The Philippines has no shortage of potential hydropower sites. But unlike the massive river systems traditionally associated with hydroelectric generation, many of the country’s untapped opportunities are smaller, lower-head, and shaped by highly variable water conditions.

A Philippine consortium led by renewable energy platform CS First Green has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Chinese firm TIANNENG to collaborate on a 100-megawatt (MW) solar-plus-storage project, marking another potential entry of large-scale battery storage technology into the country’s growing clean energy market.

MORE Electric and Power Corporation and MabuhayPower Holdings Inc. have started construction of a 6.6-megawatt solar farm in Barangay Cag-an, Anilao, Iloilo, marking the first phase of a larger renewable energy complex planned to reach over 36 MW, Panay News reports.

ASEAN’s push for a more interconnected regional power system is moving from planning to implementation, according to Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson and CEO Atty. Francis Saturnino C. Juan.

The Philippines is planning to establish its first state-owned strategic fuel stockpile, aiming to double the nation’s energy buffer to 60 days to insulate the economy from global supply shocks, the Department of Energy (DOE) said.

THE Visayas power grid on Thursday returned to a normal state after operating under a series of yellow and red alerts.

German renewable energy developer ib vogt APAC has secured PHP 4.525 billion in financing from Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) for its 99-megawatt peak (MWp) solar-plus-storage project in Iloilo, advancing one of the renewable energy developments awarded under the government’s Green Energy Auction (GEA) program.

Singapore-based renewable energy developer Levanta Renewables has reached financial close and issued a notice to proceed for its 166-megawatt-peak (MWp) Barotac Solar Power and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Iloilo, marking a key milestone for one of the renewable energy projects awarded under the government’s latest Green Energy Auction (GEA-4).

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power Philippines and Emerging Power Inc. (EPI) have signed an agreement to jointly explore and develop up to 5,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy (RE) and gas-fired generation capacity across the country.

Angeles Power Inc. (API) said Thursday it secured a P2-billion loan from the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to fund the development of its 49.9-megawatt Paldo CT solar project in Tarlac province.