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Over 100 power generation firms yet to hold IPO

About 54 percent of the Philippines’ 215 power generation companies, representing 13,745 megawatts of capacity,...

Renewable energy firm secures Albay onshore wind project

MANILA – Alternergy Holding Corp. has secured a Certificate of Authority (COA) from the Department...

Araneta Group extends 11-year power partnership with Meralco’s MPower

Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) local retail electricity unit has renewed its partnership with the Araneta...

Laguna power complex draws big-time bidders

MANILA, Philippines — Some of the country’s richest clans, along with foreign companies, are interested...

Vivant Energy secures 15-year power deal for Palawan

Vivant Energy Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, Calamian Islands Power Corp. (CIPC), has entered...

DOE awards permit for Basic’s 43-MW Negros solar project

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a certificate of authority (COA) for Basic Energy Corp.’s...

SNAP begins construction of 40-MW battery energy storage in Benguet

SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP), the Aboitiz group’s renewable energy (RE) provider, has begun construction of...

Meralco secures ERC nod for 290-MW power supply from San Miguel unit

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) purchase of the remaining...

Aboitiz unit advances work on BESS project in Benguet

MANILA, Philippines — Aboitiz-backed SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP) has started the development of another...

NGCP: Over 10,000-MW grid capacity available

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s transmission network can still accommodate over 10,000 megawatts (MW) of...