Razon-led Prime Energy is sorting out ‘rigorous routine maintenance inspections’ and plant shutdowns at the Malampaya facility as a preparatory step for planned fresh round of exploration and drilling activities for the extended production life cycle of the gas field. “For a facility with...
High prices of rice in the Philippines is inevitable, President Marcos said. Marcos stated this, responding to a question of a letter sender if “BBM” stands for "Bigas Biglang Mahal.” The President explained that it is unavoidable to see a rise in the prices of rice in the country,...
Gas-fired power plant operators have raised concerns over the ‘zero’ gas production rate at the Malampaya gas field which started last February 19 (Monday), because the shift to alternative fuels may trigger surge in electricity rates in the forthcoming billing cycles. A source from the...
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. is making its largest capital investment ever this year since the privatization of water services in Metro Manila nearly three decades ago. In a statement, Maynilad said that the West Zone concessionaire is set to invest more than P31 billion this year in water and...
Veritable clean energy developer Citicore Renewable Energy Inc. (CREC) is targeting to beef up its operating solar portfolio with additional 69-megawatt peak (MWp) capacity upon the commercial operations of its second solar farm project in Negros Occidental. The construction of the firm’s...
Green solution is in for Pampanga-based firm Laus Group of Companies (LGC) as it is now embracing the ‘power of the sun’, in sustaining its ‘prosumer’ journey to satiate the electricity requirements of its corporate buildings, while also locking in cost savings. Through a partnership with...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be infusing fresh capital outlay of P280 million for the development of a switching station that will support electricity services for the multi-billion Metro Manila subway project. The 115-kilovolt (kV) switching station that shall be...
French multinational giant Schneider Electric is intensifying its pitch on the use of green energy as well as other sustainable solutions to support the operations of flourishing data centers in the Philippines. Underpinned by its offer of energy management solutions and digital automation...
Razon-led Manila Water Co., Inc. exceeded its service connection target last year. The East Zone concessionaire said that the company recorded 23,701 new domestic connections from January to November 2023, surpassing its full-year goal of 19,898. “As early as November 2023, Manila Water has...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will refund the ‘generation charge overbilling’ that it has passed on in the February electric bills that had been invoiced by its power suppliers feeding on liquefied natural gas (LNG) as well as components of capacity generated from the...
Energy access is a major game-changer in empowering a country – but the depressing fact remains that more than a billion people globally still don’t have access to electricity services – a basic need that marginal segments of populations – or those in the ‘laylayan’ are morally being...
The supply of rice and meat products in the country are bioth sufficient of the daily needs of the consumers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday, Feb. 13. “Based on data from the National Rice Program, our production, in addition to imports and starting stock, indicates that we...
