Fresh River Lakes Corp, a subsidiary of First Gen Corporation of the Lopez group, submitted a winning bid that dwarfed other offers for the165-megawatt Casecnan hydropower facility, the first power asset privatized under the Marcos administration. According to sources privy to the outcome of the...
CONSOLACION, Cebu – The Consolacion National High School here has received clinic and medical supplies provided by Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) and Universal Feed Mill Corp. to benefit their staff, faculty, and students. ABOITIZPOWER Segment Manager for the Visayas Rio C. Colipapa (left) and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the Senate should conduct an inquiry into the series of disturbances in the country’s power transmission system saying it is imperative to ensure the Philippines has a reliable and continuous supply of electricity. Gatchalian, vice chairman of the Senate Committee...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is proposing amendments to the Grid Code to ensure the country’s power system can efficiently absorb gigawatt-scale but variable renewable energy (RE) capacities. In a presentation to the media, NGCP Vice President and Head of...
At least two senators on Sunday, May 14 raised the need for a new oversight committee hearing into the operations of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as widespread power outages continue to loom over the country. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said it is imperative to look...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has launched an electric bus or E-bus to modernize and promote environmentally friendly transportation in this city. MORE Power has launched an e-bus to modernize transportation in Iloilo City. (MORE Power) “This is part of our...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is asking the Department of Energy (DOE) to eliminate from its certified list of system impact study (SIS) applicants that are being tagged as "pseudo investors" or "non-serious project proponents" to facilitate permitting process...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is keen on tapping nuclear energy to beef up the country's power supply and avert a possible power crisis. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. answers questions from the media on board a flight back to Manila after attending the 42nd ASEAN Summit in...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Classes on all levels in some areas of this province were suspended due to a 12-hour power interruption on Friday, May 12. In an advisory, Albay Gov. Grex Lagman said that the move will prevent health hazards from the high heat index that the province is experiencing....
Owing to inventory losses that weighed down its overall financial performance within January to March this year, Shell Pilipinas Corporation logged a net loss of P300 million within the quarter, substantially reversing a hefty income of P3.5 billion in the same period last year. If reckoned on core...
NAIA Terminal 3 (MIAA) The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) practically admitted before investigating congressmen on Thursday, May 11 that the full electrical audit and maintenance it is carrying out at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 are a useless endeavor....
On top of the double whammy of rotational brownouts and scorching heat, consumers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be distressed with additional financial burden as its rates will go up by P0.1761 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in this May billing. For roughly 70-percent of the utility firm’s...
