One of the Japanese partners of Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) in the 420-megawatt (MW) Pagbilao-3 coal-fired power plant is moving ahead on the divestment of its stake in the facility as part of an investment realignment to cleaner energy technologies. According to a source privy to the...
Yuchengco-led PetroGreen Energy Corp. (PGEC) is set to commence commercial operations at its San Jose Solar Power Plant (SJSPP) in Nueva Ecija on Aug. 1, following approvals from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP). PGEC...
ILOILO CITY — The construction of a 62-megawatt (MW) solar power plant is underway in northern Iloilo province. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Sharon Garin joined executives of Jin Navitas Solaris Inc. (SOLARIS) led by Jainto Ng Jr. during the July 11 groundbreaking of Iloilo’s first...
A legal entanglement concerning intellectual property (IP) related to a reactor design, which South Korea encountered with the American firm Westinghouse Electric Company, continues to impede the targeted feasibility study intended to evaluate the potential for reactivating the mothballed...
To support the growth of renewable energy (RE) technologies in the country, Ayala-led ACEN Corp. believes that the ideal ratio of battery storage to solar capacity should be between 30 and 40 percent. In an ambush interview last week, Eric Francia, president and chief executive officer of ACEN,...
CEBU CITY – A 150-megawatt solar power plant will soon rise in the northern tip of Cebu province. CEBU Gov. Gwen Garcia (center) leads the groundbreaking for the 150-megawatt solar power plant in Daanbantayan, Cebu. (Sugbo News) The power facility, which is set to be the biggest in Cebu, will be...
RIVERBANK , oil on canvas, 2025 The lingering warmth of a remembered sunset, the soft echo of waves on a distant shore, the endless green fields under a vast sky - these were the impressions left by Orley Ypon’s “ Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa” at Galerie Joaquin. The exhibit was a journey into...
Wyn Power Corp. announced that its 50-megawatt peak (MWp) solar power plant in Batangas is set to begin construction works. In a statement on Wednesday, March 5, Wyn Power said it broke ground on its ₱1.5-billion solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Brgy. Bukal, Taysan, Batangas, which spans across...
The much-anticipated fresh round of extensive feasibility study for the targeted revival of the 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) will be facing delays due to “compliance concerns” that the governments of the Philippines and South Korea have yet to accomplish. In an exclusive...
MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), the renewable energy unit of Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), has energized its 19.8-megawatt alternating current (MWac) solar power plant in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija. Inaugurated on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the plant is expected to supply power to at least 20,000...
Singapore-based renewable energy (RE) firm Gurin Energy has completed its first operational green project in Zambales province. In a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 19, Gurin Energy said the 75-megawatt (MW) Palauig solar plant has begun commercial operations under its subsidiary Shizen Inc. ...
Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) is selling a portion of its shares to PT Pertamina Power Indonesia (PNRE) to fund its renewable energy (RE) projects in the Philippines and Indonesia. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Friday, Jan. 31, CREC announced that Citicore Power...
