Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has hiked its pipeline of renewable energy projects raising its capacity to 1,700 megawatts, surpassing the five-year development plan earlier cast by its power generation subsidiary Meralco PowerGen Global Business Power Corp. According to...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will issue a circular setting the standards and pricing methodology to be complied with by service providers in the flourishing solar rooftop energy solutions in the country. In the proposed policy, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be crafting the proposed...
ILOILO CITY – A power plant in northern Iloilo province is set to construct a solar farm. THE coal-fired power plant of Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC) in Concepcion town, Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC), the operator of a 135-megawatt (135-MW) coal-fired...
Yuchengco-led PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC) will be acquiring existing two solar farm projects in Luzon, to boost its renewable energy (RE) generation portfolio. The subsidiary of publicly-listed PetroEnergy Resources Corporation (PERC) announced that the asset acquisitions will cover the San...
Proponents of floating solar farm installations, which are members of the Philippine Solar and Storage Energy Alliance (PSSEA), are seeking approval for a higher green energy auction reserve (GEAR) price of at least P7.30 per kilowatthour. The higher reserve price is targeting the tendering process...
Listed firm Alternergy Holdings Corporation (Alternergy) has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for its 20-megawatt Solana solar farm project to Japanese firm-subsidiary JGC Philippines. In a statement to the media, Alternergy emphasized that JGC Philippines was...
United States (US)-based solar energy firm Maxeon plans to make a $900 million solar energy investment in the Philippines that would create an estimated 3,000 jobs. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) The company, which operates under the name of Sunpower Philippines Manufacturing...
COPENHAGEN – Danish solar firm Obton A/S is eyeing to join a growing number of solar power investors in the thriving renewable energy sector of the Philippines. According to Philippine Ambassador to Denmark Leo M. Herrera-Lim, apart from wind, the solar part of RE developments has also been...
Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. has partnered with Chinese firm PowerChina B7 Philippines Corp. (PowerChina) for the commercial development of its 140-megawatt solar farm project in Tanauan, Batangas and Marogondon, Cavite. That project serves as an expansion of the 100MW solar...
Amidst the growing need for power and food, farming and solar energy are often perceived as competitors for land use. However, a newly published study showed that they can have a symbiotic relationship. When building solar farms, lines of solar arrays often cover a vast amount of land,...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corp. (CCLEC) has completed its P60-million on-grid and hybrid solar farm that is expected to generate at least 50,400 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy per month. The completion of the on-grid and hybrid solar farm is part of CCLEC’s commitment to...
The Makati City local government launched on Thursday, March 30, its solar panel installation project in the city's public schools as part of its efforts in promoting sustainability and awareness about the adverse effects of climate change. During the ceremonial launch of the project at San...
