TACLOBAN CITY -- The Police Regional Office-8 is going green as it inaugurated a 48-kilowatt, three-phase solar photovoltaic system in Camp Ruperto Kangleon, Palo, Leyte, on Tuesday. The solar power system for classrooms and buildings inside the camp will significantly reduce electricity...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is drawing up a list of underperforming and offline power plants following a spate of grid alerts that hit Luzon and Visayas in May. In a briefing on Monday, June 1, DOE Undersecretary Mario Marasigan noted that since May 12, the country has experienced four red...
International Finance Corp. (IFC) is collaborating with Thailand-based renewable energy (RE) developer Sermsang Power Corp. Public Co. Ltd. as the latter pursues its planned entry into the Philippines through a proposed RE generation project on Negros Island. In a disclosure over the weekend, the...
Twenty-five years after the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) restructured the country’s electricity sector, government and industry players are expected to raise a toast to “market liberalization” as a success story. Whether consumers feel just as energized, however, is another...
People are the power industry’s greatest asset, working to ensure safety and operational integrity while keeping the lights on. But considering evolving complexities and challenges, especially amid an energy transition, constant upskilling and reskilling is required for the workforce to adapt...
K-pop stars BTS, G-Dragon and BLACKPINK, soccer player Son Heung-min and trot singer Lim Young-woong led Forbes Korea 's 2026 Power Celebrity 40 list. The Power Celebrity 40 rankings were based on income (50 percent), media mentions (15 percent), social media influence (15 percent), and fan...
The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to require bidders for the upcoming Semirara coal mine auction to reserve part of their coal output for the domestic market as the government seeks to strengthen the country’s energy security amid lingering supply risks. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin told...
State-run Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC), which manages the country ’s first sovereign wealth fund (SWF), has signed a cooperation agreement with key government energy agencies to modernize and rehabilitate the aging power transmission system of Mindoro Island, with officials aiming to...
Jin Navitas Electric Corp., the retail electricity supply arm of the Joy~Nostalg Group, plans to expand its power contract portfolio by 700 megawatts over the next two years to capitalize on the country 's deregulated energy market. Jose Alfonso Miras, JNEC president and chief executive...
Are you afraid of the dark? Well, that depends on whether we are talking about horror movies or the national power supply! Just when Filipino consumers thought they could finally survive the summer’s rotational blackouts, the international energy market strolled in like a sequel villain,...
DAVAO CITY – Inside a small tribal hub in Barangay Binugao, Toril District, sewing and handloom machines hum steadily as the women of the Binugao Bagobo-Tagabawa Women’s Association (BIBATAWA) work side by side. Scattered across their tables are colorful fabrics, beads, and threads. For them,...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Gov. Humerlito A. Dolor has given existing and new independent power providers until May 31 to make their plants fully operational to significantly reduce power interruptions in this province. Dolor said that the operational infrastructure, from plants or...
