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Over ₱36-billion government windfall as Aboitiz beats FGen to take over CBK hydropower plants

The consortium led by the Aboitiz conglomerate emerged victorious on Friday, July 4, as it...

SG’s Engtek expands deal with First Gen

SINGAPORE-based Engtek Group’s (Engtek) production facility in Laguna is now fully-powered by renewable energy (RE)...

DOE pushes for more public-private tie-ups on renewable energy

MANILA – An official of the Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday cited the need...

Power rates in spot market declined in June on lower demand, says IEMOP

The average system-wide power rates in the Philippines’ spot market declined 3.9 percent in June...

AboitizPower pursuing more solar projects nationwide

PANGASINAN, Philippines — Aboitiz Power Corp. is putting solar power at the “forefront” of its...

Meralco sees recovery in energy sales volume by second half

POWER distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expects a recovery in energy sales volume by the...

CostPlus powers off-grid school

Clean energy company CostPlus, through its Kidlat EV brand, has equipped a remote, off-grid public...

Meralco to electrify households in protected areas by 2026

MANILA – Manila Electric Company (Meralco) aims to energize the around 2,000 to 3,000 households...

AboitizPower vs. FGen for CBK hydro plant privatization as 2 consortia qualify to bid

Aboitiz Power Corp.’s (AboitizPower) renewable energy (RE) arm and Lopez-led First Gen Corp. (FGen) are...

Malampaya operator pushes for indigenous gas expansion

MANILA, Philippines — Prime Energy, the operator of the Malampaya deep water gas-to-power project –...