Senator Sherwin Gatchalian wants public schools included in the government's free wi-fi program for a more efficient roll-out and to ensure Internet connectivity in the country’s public places. Gatchalian quizzed the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) during the...
Nearly three-fourths of the loan for a flood control project in Metro Manila that the World Bank extended to the Philippines seven years ago remained unspent even as this financing is scheduled to end before yearend. A Sept. 30 implementation status and results report seen by Manila Bulletin...
Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera (Rep. Herrera's office) Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera highlighted on Sunday, Sept. 29 the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development's (DHSUD) vow...
Project sponsor-firm MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), which is a subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen, has cemented a deal with affiliate Meralco Industrial Engineering Services Corporation (MIESCOR) for some construction components in the conglomerate’s $4.0 billion Terra Solar project. In a...
While not exactly turning its back on fossil fuel-based conventional technologies, Alcantara-led Alsons Power Group will be pursuing wider diversification on its power generation portfolio by focusing its next investment on utility scale solar farm installation that will have energy storage...
Danish firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is eyeing to diversify its capital formation for renewable energy (RE) projects in the country, with its investment sight now expanding into solar and energy storage systems. The Danish firm first entered the Philippine market last year with its...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is making a bold promise to power plant investors that it will be extending utmost help so they can secure warranted permits with the national government agencies (NGAs) as well as with their host-local government units (LGUs) so that the P1.29 trillion worth of...
Banks and other lending institutions are reportedly asking the Department of Energy (DOE) for a categorical definition and conclusive policy framework that shall serve as anchor to prospective financing of ‘transition coal’ projects that are still being allowed by the government for commercial...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to secure financial and technical assistance from bilateral and multilateral development partners to roll-out more flood control and other climate projects, Public Works Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan said. On the sidelines of a business...
A whopping investment of $3 billion (approximately P165 billion) will be injected by Danish firm Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) for the first 1,000 megawatts San Miguel Bay offshore wind project in Camarines Sur that it is targeting to bring on commercial stream by 2028. On prevailing rule of...
The World Bank has flagged the delay in implementing the over one-year-old Philippine fisheries and coastal resiliency project (FishCoRe), for which the Marcos administration had borrowed $176 million (over P9.9 billion). "Despite the progress made, the project is still falling behind the overall...
Singapore-headquartered investment fund Clime Capital will be injecting up to $10 million for the solar rooftop installations in the commercial and industrial (C&I) space as well utility-scale ventures to be undertaken by Upgrade Energy Philippines (UGEP), a joint venture between Aboitiz Power...
