Myrna M. Velasco
Electric shock: Who’s cashing out of NGCP?
January 19, 2025 9:43 pm
Some foreign lenders are crackling up like live wires on their due diligence moves – and these have been fueling juicy speculation that a major shareholder at the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) could be preparing for a great selloff—so, who's about to flip the switch on their shares?
Power grid under siege
January 12, 2025 9:33 pm
A fresh wave of blame game is electrifying the discourse surrounding the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the country’s grid operator—but while digging up past regulatory missteps might make for catchy headlines, the real power play lies in tackling the tough questions: who foots the bill for endless regulatory delays?
Offshore wind visionary, forever spinning
January 05, 2025 10:09 pm
The country's offshore wind industry is just lifting off, but its massive potential is already making waves – and it is poised to redefine the Philippines’ energy future.
Coal baby, not cool?
December 29, 2024 10:07 pm
While most investors around the world are scrambling to ditch coal plants like bad habits, a defiant European billionaire is still pushing all his chips in for this technology - scooping up these assets in a brazen move to cement coal’s place in the energy mix for many more decades to come.
Beware: Clean energy’s dirty secrets
December 22, 2024 8:20 pm
Saving the planet isn’t as squeaky clean as it’s hyped to be – as some quarters of the green energy sector have been morphing as hotspot for carbon emissions trading scams and potential money laundering havens, leaving well-intentioned investors caught into the crossfire of the ‘dirty hustles’ of shady players who are just out to make a quick buck.