With array of factors which caused unavailability of 1,652 megawatts in the system, the tripping of the 417.4MW San Gabriel gas-fed power facility has prompted the declaration of ‘yellow alert’ condition in the Luzon grid. In the context of the power industry, to be plunged into ‘yellow...
ILOILO CITY – French company SUEZ has been tapped by Metro Pacific Water Investments Corp. (Metro Pacific Water) to build a desalination plant for Metro Iloilo. EXECUTIVES of Metro Pacific Water Investments Corp. (Metro Pacific Water) and French company SUEZ signed in Singapore an agreement to...
Singapore-headquartered Nexif Ratch Energy Investments Pte. Ltd. (NREI) has secured "green lane" certification from the Board of Investments (BOI) that will streamline the permitting processes for its wind and solar projects in the Philippines. According to the company, the green lane endorsement...
The P4.8 billion Pampang hydroelectric power project of FDC Renewables Corporation of the Filinvest group, which has an installed capacity of 33.4 megawatts, had been granted with ‘green lane certificate of endorsement’, based on the approval accorded by the Board of Investments. With the...
Skin fungal infections rank among the most frequent concerns in dermatology and primary care facilities, impacting more than a billion individuals worldwide. UP Manila / Facebook These infections are highly contagious, especially prevalent among Filipinos due to environmental factors like...
While weekends are sacred respite for most families or households, consumers in Luzon cannot rest easy because they can be stricken with the malady of rotational power service interruptions anytime this Saturday following the declaration of new wave of ‘red alert’ in the grid. According to...
Before the 1800s, plant-based diet was known as the Pythagorean Diet. It was named after the Greek philosopher Pythagoras who extolled the health benefits of vegetarian diet, as well as taught that it is immoral to slaughter animals. He and his followers adhered to a simple diet of bread,...
It was another round of ‘madness’ for millions of Filipino consumers before the strike of midnight on Thursday (May 23), as most parts of Luzon grid had been tormented with one to 1.5-hour rotational brownouts. In the franchise area of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) alone, more than 487,000...
As Luzon grid descended into new round of red alert that was prompted by the tripping of a major power plant, consumers are left with no choice but to suffer through inconvenience and relive the stress of waiting for another wave of spikes in their electric bills. System operator National Grid...
Repower Energy Development Corp. (REDC) reported a surge in net income for the first quarter, fueled by the strong performance of its mini run-of-the-river hydropower plants. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Wednesday, May 15, REDC, a subsidiary of Pure Energy Holdings Corp.,...
Because of a newly energized battery energy storage system (BESS), renewable power firm Alternergy Holdings Corp. was able to beef up its financial revenues for the fiscal year 2024. Alternergy’s revenues as of March 2024 were boosted by 44 percent to P182.5 billion due to the Palau Solar BESS...
As surging temperatures had unsparingly beaten down energy facilities in this year’s El Niño stricken summer months, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) indicated that ‘heat wave’ will be added as metrics in determining the reliability indices for power facilities, primarily the electric...
