DUBAI, UAE -- The South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp (SLTEC) generating asset of Ayala-led ACEN Corporation is catching the attention of the world, as this has been tapped as a ‘candidate plant’ for transition credits that will potentially showcase to the world that earlier retirement or phaseout...
DUBAI, UAE – Raising warning that current policies and ‘business-as-usual’ development business models have been catapulting the planet’s tumble into ‘crash and burn’ with 3.0-degree Celsius temperature rise, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres sent a clear message to all...
By Jacqueline Lucero Illustration Freepik In a world where every bite leaves a footprint, plant-based diets have emerged as the superheroes of the culinary universe, promising not just a healthier you but a greener planet too. Picture this: a plate adorned with vibrant vegetables, legumes, and...
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation has signed P20 billion term loan agreement with major local banks - BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) and Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) – primarily to fund the acquisition of the 165-megawatt Casecnan hydroelectric power project (CHEPP) in Nueva Ecija. As clearly laid...
Vice President Sara Duterte is now a certified “plantita (a play on the words plant and tita)” as she recently went plant-hunting at the Quezon Memorial Circle. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) In a Facebook post on Sunday, Oct. 22, the official talked about recently developing a love...
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. has announced plans to upgrade the Putatan Water Treatment Plants (WTP) 1 and 2 in Muntinlupa City to address the worsening water condition in Laguna Lake. With an allocated budget of P1.14 billion, Maynilad said in a statement on Thursday, Oct. 19, that it aims to...
Prime Energy Resources Development B.V. has set a high standard for safety excellence in the energy industry. The subsidiary of Enrique Razon’s Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. hit a milestone for its “Goal Zero” in over 22 years at the Malampaya Onshore Gas Plant (MOGP). Goal Zero is an act...
The recurrence of gas supply restriction from the Malampaya field has triggered another round of shutdown for the 414-megawatt San Gabriel power plant of First Gen Corporation, according to sources from the company. The gas being fed to the San Gabriel power plant of the Lopez group is drawn from...
The Philippine government has started the exportation of a large variety of fresh avocados through a ceremonial send-off at the KTC Port Tibungco, Davao City on Sept. 30, the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) said. DA-BPI director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said the first...
It will not be a mandatory policy – rather, it will be a voluntary retirement or re-purposing of coal-fired power plants that the Department of Energy (DOE) will be advocating for in the country’s multi-tiered ‘just energy transition’ paradigm. As presented by Energy Undersecretary Rowena...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued higher feed-in-tariff (FIT) of P6.1110 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for run-of-river (ROR) hydropower facilities that will fill up the balance of the prescribed 250 megawatts cap for this renewable energy (RE) technology. The newly enforced FIT for ROR...
Alcantara-led Alsons Power Group will be constructing a 95.5-megawatt baseload power facility that will cater to the back-up energy needs of Bohol province; and will prospectively end its lingering dilemma of electricity service interruptions especially when extreme weather events would hit. The...
