Filipino-founded Solar Philippines is targeting to advance the construction of more than 1,000 megawatts of solar farm installations next year in at least four provinces within the Luzon grid. Currently identified sites for the projects are in Batangas, Cavite, Nueva Ecija and Tarlac, according to...
Local firm Solar Philippines is prepping up for its planned initial public offering (IPO) at the local bourse, according to company executives. The firm, which was founded by young businessman Leandro Leviste, has recently tapped power industry hotshot Marty Crotty as its new Chief Executive...
US firm Enphase Energy Inc. has partnered with MSpectrum, a subsidiary of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), for the distribution of the former’s products to residential and commercial end-users opting to draw their energy needs from solar installations. In an announcement at its...
Diversifying conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will install a 200-megawatt solar farm to underpin the energy requirements of its P740-billion Bulacan airport project. The company said it wants that mammoth infrastructure venture to become the showcase of ‘clean energy’ investment...
It’s a fun way to learn about the Milky Way When kids learn about the solar system for the first time, it’s pretty sure that they’re going to want to find out more. Astronomy is all about the thrill of exploring the unknown—so getting to see what faraway planets look like up close is sure...
To force the country into ‘clean energy’ transition, the Department of Energy (DOE) has enforced moratorium on new coal-fired power plant projects. But it’s not time for the clean energy advocates to pop the champagne bottle yet, because the DoE qualified the moratorium will not cover...
Ayala-owned AC Energy Philippines (ACEN) has executed a new subscription agreement with subsidiary Ingrid Power Holdings Inc. for the parent firm to purchase specified number of shares; then the proceeds of that transaction will bankroll the first phase of the latter’s 300-megawatt Pililla...
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...
A transport cooperative operating solar electric jeepneys in Las Pinas provided 25,735 passengers with cashless cards worth P30 each, at promo rates, both for the load and the card. The South Metro Transport Cooperative (SMTC), which plies the Alabang to Zapote route, initiated...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has been swamped with solar project applications that will yield capacity installations of more than 13,217 megawatts, according to documents culled from the agency. As of June this year, energy department data showed that the array of solar projects proposed by...
ETC Channel unveiled its newest nightly primetime program block dubbed “ETCerye.” The block premieres on September 19, at 8 pm, with the Tagalized version of the worldwide hit Turkish dizi series “Everywhere I Go.” In 2004, ETC was launched as the only female digital channel on free TV....
(Clockwise from top left) EXO’s Baekhyun, BTS, IZ*ONE, Cravity and Mamamoo’s Solar (Twitter/Facebook) South Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “the world’s one-and-only real-time music chart," has revealed the list of the top-selling K-pop artists for the first half of 2020. Based on album...
