Repower Energy Development Corp. (REDC) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for possible hydropower facilities in Quezon, Camarines Sur, and Bohol. In a statement, REDC said that the hydropower unit of Pure Energy Holdings Corp. has received...
The 14-megawat second phase of the Nabas wind farm project of Yuchengco-led PetroWind Energy Inc. (PWEI) has started shoring up power supply for the energy-strained Panay island after securing warranted clearances from relevant authorities and entities in the market. Prior to its injection of...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is not inclined on removing the caps for the number of days allowed for maintenance shutdowns and even for the ‘forced outages’ of power plants across technologies. As sounded off by ERC Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta, “it’s impossible to remove the...
Manila Water Infratech Solutions (MWIS), a Razon-led Manila Water Co. subsidiary, announced a new wastewater technology that would benefit industrial facilities, barangays, and remote residences. The water firm said on Thursday, Mar. 21, that it has piloted the I-TECH Packaged Sewage Treatment...
Australian drone logistics startup Gap Drone said that it intends to put up an assembly plant for its Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) production in the Philippines as it looks to expand its operations in Asia and other regions. According to the Melbourne-based tech company, it plans to enter...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is open to consider the proposal to reevaluate the possibility of reactivating the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). In an effort to address the high electricity costs in the country, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said the planned third-party...
TORONTO – The Nuclear Energy Program Inter-Agency Committee (NEPIAC) led by the Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking the concurrence of the Department of Finance (DOF) to a proposed deal with the South Korean government on a new feasibility study that must be undertaken to re-assess technical...
(Courtesy of OPAPRU) Two solar PV diesel hybrid power plant projects have recently been unveiled by the government and its donors in Tawi-Tawi to improve the residents’ access to reliable renewable energy sources and boost the island-province’s economy, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on...
Greenfield as well as expansion generating facilities of Aboitiz Power Corporation will be shoring up power supply in the country this year by additional 400 megawatts – mainly coming from its solar plants that will be reaching commercial stream in the months ahead. In a briefing with reporters,...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) have transferred ownership and operation of the Casecnan Hydroelectric Power Plant to Fresh River Lakes Corp. (FRLC). In a statement, First Gen Corp. announced on Monday,...
(Third from left) 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Libanan's office) House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan is hopeful that the revival of the 1MW Amanjuray Hydropower Plant in Eastern Samar will help ease the...
The Bureau of Plant Industry (BOI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) disproved claims that excessively smuggled onions from Holland to Cagayan de Oro affected the local market prices. Arnold Dela Cruz, BOI Region X officer-in-charge and regional manager debunked on Saturday, Feb. 24, the...
