ILOILO CITY – The underground electrical wiring system in this city has officially connected its first customer. POWER lines are now underground in the heritage district of Iloilo City. (MORE Power) Intensity Fitness Gym in the Central Business District became the first customer to connect...
After a year of modernizing electric power distribution in Iloilo City, MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) has commenced the connection of its Underground Distribution System (UDS). In a statement, MORE Power announced the successful connection of its first recipient on JM Basa Street...
Solar developers are literally and figuratively hungry – hungry for land and hungry for vault-breaking investment deals. The best part? They do these things with a smirk: hey, “we’re saving the planet!” Perhaps if there’s a conversation among cows and goats which used to be happily...
Relief distribution in an evacuation center in Imus City on October 25 (Photo from Mayor Alex Advincula's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – A total of 3,467 families or 12,325 individuals have been evacuated in the province due to the impact of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine....
In the wake of recent power disruptions caused by severe weather, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is pushing for the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the country's electricity grid. During a panel discussion at the University of the Philippines, the DOST's Philippine...
Aboitiz Power Corp. has reported an increase in net income for the first nine months of the year, driven by improved margins, the addition of new solar plants, and increased retail volume and energy sales. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the company announced a net income of P27.3...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) reported that it has restored power to thousands of consumers affected by severe tropical storm Kristine. As of noon Thursday, Oct. 24, Meralco said that 397,129 customers remain without electricity, but this number is steadily decreasing from 535,000...
Solar solutions provider Greenheat Corporation plans to expand its operations in the coming months by increasing its installed capacity from 40 to 50 megawatts (MW) to 100 MW. In a briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 22, Glenn Tong, Greenheat managing director, said this ambitious goal is part of the...
Le sigh! That echoes not just a simple agony of ‘powerlessness’ – it symbolizes ‘defeated sigh’ of frustrated consumers and a warning cry of ‘energy insecurity’. The Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) was enforced over 20 years ago, and consumers were lured into sweet...
BACOLOD CITY – Power was fully restored in three areas in northern Negros Occidental on Friday, Oct. 18, three days after a series of power outages. POWER was restored in northern Negros Occidental after three days. (Noneco) In a statement, the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco)...
A beneficiary of SN Aboitiz Power’s PUNLA watershed management program, Juliano Diclihon, proudly shows the Ifugao Rice Terraces. The priceless Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras is a mark of the proud Ifugao people, bearing witness to 2,000 years of sustainable farming, culture,...
State-run National Power Corporation (Napocor) is aiming to resolve its budget deficit by the first quarter of 2025 to ensure uninterrupted power supply in its remote coverage areas. During a Senate hearing on Thursday, Oct. 17, Bernadette Rivero, Napocor manager of strategic business planning,...
