Lopez-led First Gen Corporation has posted 12-percent decline in earnings to P9.6 billion (US$190 million) in the three quarters of this year vis-à-vis heftier profitability of P11.3 billion (US$217 million) in the same period last year. Within the January-September period, the company noted that...
The Philippine government is dangling at least eight conditions that the consortium-members of Service Contract (SC) 38 led by Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) must comply with for the license extension of the $4.5 billion Malampaya deep-water-gas to power project. As fleshed out by Energy...
Consunji-led firm Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) has terminated its joint venture agreement (JVA) with Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen) for the previously proposed 700-megawatt St. Raphael Power Generation Corporation (SRPGC) in Calaca, Batangas. The deal between SMPC and MGen was...
The $565 million sale of American energy giant Chevron Corporation for its 45-percent stake in Malampaya to businessman Dennis Uy’s Udenna Malampaya LLC is a “voidable contract,” the Department of Energy (DOE) has disclosed in a Senate hearing. Energy Assistant Secretary Leonido J. Pulido III...
Electricity service restoration in typhoon-ravaged provinces in the Bicol region is now on its accelerated pace, with power supply already back in Naga City and three towns in Camarines Sur; while several towns in Camarines Norte already gained back their power service. In an update report of the...
Motorists will be greeted by varied adjustments in pump prices this week – with the cost of gasoline getting trimmed by P0.20 per liter; while diesel will go up by P0.20 per liter. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The price hike will be heftier this week at P0.40 per liter for...
Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will experience slight financial relief on their pockets this month, as the electricity rate it will pass on will be lower by P0.0395 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in its November billing. (MANILA BULLETIN) The utility firm’s overall tariff to be reflected...
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...
