Conventional wisdom often paints the power sector as a “game for the big boys” – but in the country’s lofty ‘energy transition’ goal, even the “David-like players” are leading the way. They may not be as gigantic as their counterpart-conglomerates in terms of track record and...
The Tiwi and Makiling-Bahanaw geothermal plants have started supplying the electricity requirements of American financial services company Wells Fargo through the retail electricity supplier (RES) agreement that the parties have entered into. Wells Fargo Philippines, McKinley Hill, Bonifacio Global...
Ayala-led AC Energy and Infrastructure Corporation (ACEIC) and its Hongkong-headquartered partner UPC Renewables have engaged three foreign banks for the loans they have secured for the 400-megawatt(ac) first phase of their solar farm installation in New South Wales, Australia. In a statement to...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved the acquisition by Scatec Solar ASA (Scatec Solar) of 100 percent of SN Power AS (SN Power) from the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund). SN Power has investments in hydro-power businesses in the Philippines...
Japanese firm Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has cornered the contract for the upgrade of the 458-megawatt Makiling-Banahaw geothermal power facility that is owned and operated by AP Renewables Inc. (APRI) of the Aboitiz group. Under the deal, Mitsubishi...
Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi defended the seemingly ‘negligible’ $50 million capital requirement for foreign firms entering the Philippine geothermal sector saying the figure was the scale determined by the government for prospective investment areas on offer....
Ayala firm AC Energy, along with its partner Hong kong-based UPC Renewables, will be coughing up fresh round of US$36 million investment for the proposed 70-megawatt peak (MWp) Paryapt solar farm expansion project in India. Photo credit: https://www.acenergy.com.ph Through their corporate vehicle...
Ayala-owned firm AC Energy Inc. and its partner UPC Renewables had engaged Spanish firm Elecnor S.A. to be the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor of their 720-megawatt (ac) New England solar farm project, which is touted to be Australia’s biggest hybrid solar-battery...