The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has approved the listing of the shares of Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) to pave the way for its planned initial public offering (IPO) worth up to P12.94 billion. In a statement, the firm said it has received a notice from the PSE the Notice of...
Chinese firm SUMEC Complete Equipment and Engineering Co. Ltd. had been engaged by MGen Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen), a renewable energy investment unit under the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) group, as the engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for its two solar projects...
Prime Integrated Waste Solutions Inc. (PWS), a subsidiary of Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital, has advanced into operational phase the country’s first automated materials recovery facility (MRF) sited in Cebu that will be utilized for strategic waste management as well as storage, prior to...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing the issuance of a Presidential mandate that will expand the coverage of zero tariff incentive for electric vehicles (EVs) - primarily for hybrids, as well as the two-wheeler and three-wheeler fleets. Energy Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella told...
Consumers are in no luck this week as they will need to bear the brunt of massive oil price hikes at the domestic pumps - with gasoline prices rising by hefty P2.80 per liter, based on the pricing advisories of the oil companies. For diesel products, the oil companies announced that the price...
Filipino firm Upgrade Energy Philippines (UGEP) is casting an ambitious target of 700 megawatts for rooftop and ground-mounted solar installations across commercial and industrial (C&I) customers that it is targeting to accomplish by 2028. So far, the first major project delivered by the...
TOKYO, Japan – The Department of Energy (DOE) is in talks with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on the inclusion of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country’s public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program. In an interview with reporters here, DOE Director Patrick Aquino noted there is...
TACLOBAN CITY – The province of Northern Samar aims to become the wind energy capital of the Philippines with the implementation of a P108-billion wind energy project by an offshore company. GOV. Edwin Ongchuan (second from left) listens to a presentation on a P108-billion wind energy...
President Marcos directed the Department of Energy to look into the proposal to allow third parties to construct transmission projects in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/Yummie Dingding) "I have also directed the Department of Energy and the ERC (Energy...
The commercial operations of the ancillary services (AS) market will guarantee the full procurement of power reserves needed by system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in efficiently running the country’s electricity system. After more than a decade of planning, policy...
The Department of Energy (DOE) said the government was able to conserve more than P300 million in electricity and P25 million in fuel expenses last year due to a policy that limits fuel and energy consumption in agencies. The implementation of the Government Energy Management Program (GEMP)...
TOKYO, Japan – A Japanese company has presented an offer to the Philippine government on the application of an artificial intelligence-based (AI) technology that can systematically track power outages and could also aid in right-sizing the design of transmission network as well as other...
