State-run National Power Corporation (NPC) is eyeing to expand its cooperation with Korea Water Resources Corporation or K-Water, primarily on the sphere of dam safety – given that sizeable pie of the country’s power supply is still drawn from hydropower facilities. The planned expanded...
The government should prepare policies on energy transition amid mounting calls for a coal phaseout, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian pointed out that the development of more renewable energy (RE) projects in the country is expected to bring down power costs and ensure sufficiency...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Davao region recently reported an intriguing relationship between a rare frog species and a dormant pitcher plant inside the Mount Apo Natural Park. Calling it as a remarkable breakthrough, the DENR-Davao region noted the...
DUBAI, UAE – Ayala-led ACEN Corporation is batting for viable ‘replacement cash flow’ that will satisfy its shareholders on the planned accelerated retirement of its 246-megawatt South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp (SLTEC) coal plant. In an interview at the COP28 side events, ACEN President and...
DUBAI, UAE – Multilateral lending firm Asian Development Bank (ADB) sees biggest potential for carbon emissions reduction with the energy transition mechanism (ETM) being pushed for the retirement or repurposing of coal plants all over the world. “Coal-fired power plants produce more global...
DUBAI, UAE -- The strategy of the Philippines in line with the COP28 Global Stocktake for energy transition will differ to a great extent, because it will be opting for coal plants’ phasedown, instead of the intensified call of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...
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...
