Flooding and water shortage are perennial problems that keep hounding the country year in and year out. This could have long been resolved, or at least mitigated, if only Republic Act No. 6716—the Rainwater Collector and Springs Development Act of 1989—is being religiously implemented. Under...
Solana Solar Alpha Inc. (Solana Solar), a subsidiary of Altenergy, has cemented a power supply agreement with Villar-led retail electricity supplier company Kratos RES Inc. Under the agreement, Solana Solar will supply Kratos RES with 10-megawatt and up to 20 MW of clean and renewable power from the...
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...
(Unsplash) Ako Bicol Party-list announced on Sunday, June 25, the construction of a level 1 water supply system at another school-slash-evacuation center in Albay province amid Mayon Volcano's continued restiveness. This, as Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon underscored the importance of...
Several barangays in the cities of Pasay, Las Pi ñas, and Parañaque will experience water service interruptions from June 26 to 27. According to a Maynilad advisory, the water service interruption is due to the replacement of the butterfly valve and power cables at the Pasay pumping station and...
(Unsplash) Close to 2,000 individuals from an evacuation site in Albay will soon benefit from a water supply system project of Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co. Nearing completion according to Co's office is the level 1 water supply system in San Andres Elementary School, which presently serves...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay -- The Ako Bicol party-list has started constructing a Level 1 water system or a deep well water system in evacuation centers to address water shortage for Mayon evacuees. MAYOR Jun Aguas and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon distribute relief goods to Mayon Volcano...
ENRILE, Cagayan – The Department of Public Works and Highways-Cagayan Third District Engineering Office (DPWH-CTDEO) is halfway done with the construction of a water supply project in Barangay Roma Sur here. District Engineer Mariano B. Malupeng said construction of the P4.9-million project...
Garcia-led Vivant Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly listed Vivant Corporation, has announced plans to acquire the shareholdings of its partner Gigawatt Power Inc. in corporate units that provide electricity in off-grid areas. As emphasized, Gigawatt Power Inc. has 50-percent equity in...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued show-cause orders (SCOs) to 25 electric cooperatives and three private distribution utilities (DUs), mandating them to explain why they failed to justify pass-through fuel costs that they have reflected in the electricity bills of their customers....
The supply of electricity in at least four provinces in Northern Luzon was cutoff due to strong rains and howling winds brought by typhoon “Betty”, authorities bared Tuesday, May 30. *(Courtesy of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) * In its latest...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) was able to free up stranded capacity in the northern corridor of the Luzon grid, following the energization of its 500-kilovolt (kV) Hermosa-San Jose transmission line project in Bataan. That project, which commanded investment of...
