Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), the power generation investment arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), is seeking certification from the Department of Energy (DOE) as it is now inclined to rejoin the country’s ‘king coal club’ for its 1,200-megawatt Atimonan power plant project that...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has broadened partnership deals with two Singaporean firms for transition credits (TC) trading that could financially support the advanced retirement of its 246-megawatt South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation (SLTEC) coal-fired power plant in Batangas. The latest...
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation will supply geothermal-generated electricity to global cement firm Holcim for the operation of its manufacturing plants in Mindanao. That green power supply draw will be a key component of the latter’s decarbonization journey. In the power supply agreement (PSA)...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is extending its investment interest to other nuclear technologies like small modular reactors (SMR) and conventional nuclear fleets – and that could include the planned repowering of the idled Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) if the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is anticipated to render decisions that will enforce penalties on the ‘unjustified’ transmission project delays of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as well as the indefensible forced outages of power plants during the summer months....
The government is planning to update nuclear agreements with at least five countries in accordance with the nuclear renaissance pathway, as fleshed out in the newly crafted 2024-2050 Philippine Nuclear Energy Program. The updating of multilateral and bilateral nuclear covenants, according to...
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...
