Two liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, with combined investments of P44 billion, had been issued certifications by the Department of Energy (DOE) as “energy project of national significance” or EPNS that will entitle them to streamlined process of permitting....
While it was initially hamstrung by the niggling health crisis, Aboitiz Power Corporation indicated that it will still advance its planned investment expansion in the Southeast Asian region – specifically in Vietnam, Indonesia and...
The power investment unit of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) considerably bucked the odds of electricity demand slump and economic contraction this year, as its three-quarter income climbed by 27-percent to P14.48 billion versus last year’s P11.385 billion in the same period. SMC Global Power...
Santa Claus will soon be knocking on Filipino homes, but for the Bicol region, the Department of Energy (DOE) cannot give an assurance yet if they can have “literally bright Christmas” because the restoration of power supply in the typhoon-devastated areas is still uncertain. Energy Secretary...
As a follow-through to Malacanang’s issuance of Executive Order (EO) 116, the Department of Energy (DOE) indicated that it will submit its crafted “nuclear power development plan” to President Rodrigo Duterte next month. “Our timeline is December -- to submit it (nuclear plan) to the...
The power generation investment subsidiary of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will ramp up investments in renewable energy (RE) technologies, escalating its target to 2,000 megawatts for projects in the pipeline. Meralco PowerGen Corporation President and CEO Rogelio L. Singson qualified that the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has cautioned power utilities in typhoon-hit areas that they would still need to comply with prescribed service levels that’s why they cannot afford to be moving too slow in the restoration of electricity service for their customers. Citing prevailing rules...
After suffering from slump on customer-payments at the height of the lockdown period in March to May, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) logged all-time high collection of P27.6 billion on its dispatched bills in September. The company said it was the heftiest level of collection...
Greenfield power projects that will feed on imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) have been emerging as ‘hot investment contest’ in the restructured electricity sector, and Aboitiz Power Corporation announced that it is inclined to join the forthcoming wave of capital spending for the...
The moratorium on new coal-fired power projects will only cover yet-to-be-proposed investments, according to Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi. In a virtual press briefing, he classified that even the indicative projects will still have to be processed by the Department of Energy (DOE) and these may...
The Philippine government has directed Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corporation to go ahead with its programmed seismic survey and well drilling at the Recto Bank even without securing first the concurrence of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) or that of the Chinese government. Energy...
With depressed power demand because of the niggling impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the consolidated net income of Aboitiz Power Corporation had dipped 32-percent to P3.3 billion in this year’s third quarter versus P4.8 billion in the same period in 2019. In the nine-month duration, the...
