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...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is considering to enforce a "differentiated pricing" for the waste-to-energy (WTE) capacities to be offered under the Green Energy Auction (GEA) program of the government. ERC Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta admitted that the issuance of green energy auction...
An active and functional collaboration between the Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is being sought on incentivizing investments on the waste-to-energy (WTE) space, so the Philippines could have innovation on alternative fuel that can be used for...
ILOILO City Hall at night. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The city government is reviewing the waste-to-energy proposal of a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC). “We are presently evaluating the proposal submitted,” said Mayor Jerry Treñas in a statement. Metro Pacific Water (MPW)...
DAVAO CITY – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is not involved in the proposed construction of the waste-to-energy (WTE) project of the Davao City government contrary to claims made by various groups here, the agency’s executive said. In a statement dated Jan. 26, Ide Soichiro,...
DAVAO CITY – The 5.013-billion yen or P2.052-billion donation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in 2018 for the construction of a waste-to-energy project in Davao City is still available, First District Councilor Temujin “Tek” Ocampo said. In an interview, Ocampo said that...
A consortium led by Metro Clark Waste Management (MCWM), which operates a 100-hectare disposal facility in Clark, Pampanga, is pushing for its $220-$250 million proposal to set up a waste-to-energy (WTE) project aligned with the country's sustainability efforts. In a statement, MCWM said the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) threw all-out support to the establishment of a 25-kilowatt (kW) waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Los Baños, Laguna, citing the “rapidly increasing” waste generation in the country. Waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Los Baños, Laguna. (DOST...
Environmental groups are set to challenge before the Supreme Court (SC) a 2019 order from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that sets the rules on the establishment and operation of waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities for the treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the...
