Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is advancing its plea for regulatory support -- primarily on the removal of caps and for the timely approval of its capital expenditure (capex) program, so it can inject much-needed investments for the massive-scale integration of...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Iloilo is implementing renewable energy projects worth P30 million for this year, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said. THE renewable energy programs of the Iloilo provincial government during a recent forum organized by the Regional Development Council (RDC)-6...
The auction of 11,600 megawatts of RE capacity scheduled this month will prove to be an "acid test" for the accelerated renewable energy (RE) development roadmap designed by the Marcos administration. The Department of Energy (DOE), which will administer the RE capacity tendering for the second...
Following a Supreme Court ruling affirming the rights of electricity consumers on unwarranted service disconnections, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) stipulated that it will pay attention to the tenets of that verdict on its planned review of the Magna Carta for Residential Electricity...
Energy resource developer Philippine Geothermal Production Company Inc. (PGPC), a subsidiary of Sy-led SM Investments Corporation (SMIC), will be spending P3 billion annually for the expansion of its geothermal exploration and production ventures to double its capacity to 600 megawatts. In a media...
Listed firm Aboitiz Power Corporation plans to kick off study next year on co-firing ammonia with coal-fed power plants, as a way to pare the carbon intensity of these environment-assaulting power generating assets. “We’re looking at having that [feasibility] study perhaps starting next year....
Listed firm Basic Energy Corporation is eyeing to develop a 155-megawatt onshore wind farm power facility that will straddle sites in San Joaquin and Miag-ao in Iloilo; and also at Hamtic in Antique. The company apprised the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) that it just recently secured the approval...
Cost downtrend to spur rollout of hydrogen as energy fuel By MYRNA M. VELASCO THE HAGUE – Significant cost downtrend and further improvements in technological innovation are warranted before hydrogen could gain headway for commercial rollout into markets, according to multinational energy giant...
The increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and metaverse is seen as game-changing factor that will trigger exponential rise in the energy demand of data centers due to the high-powered computing usage of hyperscalers. According to Victor Emmanuel S. Genuino II, president and CEO of...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Energy (DOE) has noted that Western Visayas only has a 28 percent of renewable energy utilization rate since 2021. THE Regional Development Council (RDC)-6 holds an Investment Forum on Renewable Energy in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Based on the National Renewable...
ILOILO CITY – The city government has inked a negotiation deal for the waste-to-energy proposal of a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC). On Tuesday, June 27, Mayor Jerry Treñas and MPIC Board of Director Rogelio Singson signed the agreement for the proposed Iloilo Solid Waste...
Outgoing Swiss Ambassador to the Philippines Alain Gaschen has commended the thrust of the Marcos administration toward food security and energy sufficiency, saying the Philippines has all the ingredients for a thriving agriculture sector. *FAREWELL CALL — Swiss Ambassador to the...
