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,...
ILOILO CITY – Roel Castro, chief executive officer and president of city power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp., is the new president of the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation Inc. CASTRO Castro was voted ILED president until 2026 in an election this week. He succeeded Angel de Leon...
Semirara Mining and Power Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has approved the declaration of a special cash dividend amounting to P10.6 billion, equivalent to P2.50 per outstanding common share. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its shareholders on...
ILOILO CITY – The lone power distributor on the island-province of Guimaras and two of its suppliers are facing a complaint over high electricity rate. The complaint against Guimaras Electric Cooperative (GUIMELCO) and suppliers Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC) and GN Power Kauswagan (GNPK)...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), this city’s lone power distributor, recently rewarded the 100,000th applicant for an electric meter connection. JANNETH dela Cruz receives a surprise from MORE Power for being its 100,000th customer in Iloilo City. (MORE Power) MORE...
Strengthening the partnership are (from left) Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum 2024 Project Lead Philip Cu Unjieng, AboitizPower Vice President for Corporate Communications Ronald 'Suiee' Suarez, and Manila Bulletin Business Development Head Jordan Tan. AboitizPower, one of the country’s...
ILOILO CITY – After 15 months of intensive rehabilitation, MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has reenergized its substation in Molo District here. MORE Power President and CEO Roel Z. Castro issues instructions after the switch on of the newly rehabilitated Molo Substation in Iloilo City...
Kuala Lumpur — State-run National Power Corporation (Napocor) is seeking additional funding through a loan by next year to bolster its power supply and prevent potential outages. On the sidelines of Enlit Asia 2024, Napocor President Fernando Roxas said that they are exploring a loan of around...
Kuala Lumpur — Time is of the essence for power firm Aboitiz Power Corporation as it aims to complete its coal expansion project under its subsidiary, Therma Visayas Inc. (TVI). On the sidelines of Enlit Asia 2024 here, AboitizPower shared that they are actively speaking with potential partners...