Filipino consumers will need to brace for increase in diesel prices next week that may range from P0.35 to P0.45 per liter; while kerosene prices may go up from P0.20 to P0.30 per liter. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) For gasoline products, based on the initial calculation of the oil...
The energy investment arm of the Ayala Group will be raising additional US$500 million to US$600 million from its targeted cash-raising activities next year, so it can cover the bulk of equity that it will need to inject on its targeted renewable energy (RE) projects in the Philippines and...
Consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) has urged the government to expand the price freeze to include gasoline, diesel, and construction materials following Malacanang’s declaration of a state of national calamity in the entire island of Luzon. In a letter to the Departments of Trade...
The remaining potential yield of the Malampaya gas production facility could go as high as 1.6 trillion cubic feet (TCF), or half of the current capacity of the field that is now being funneled for the requirements of more than 3,200 megawatts of gas-fired power capacities in the country. That has...
Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi defended the seemingly ‘negligible’ $50 million capital requirement for foreign firms entering the Philippine geothermal sector saying the figure was the scale determined by the government for prospective investment areas on offer....
The country’s biggest power generation companies are eyeing to join the competitive selection process (CSP) of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) so they can corner contracts on the utility firm’s future power...
The Malampaya deep water gas-to-power project had already turned in P311 billion worth of revenues to the Philippine government since the start of its commercial operations, according to Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Sherwin T. Gatchalian. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Ayala Corporation reported a 75 percent fall in net income to P11.4 billion in the first nine months of the year but noted that its performance in the third quarter is much improved compared to the second quarter of 2020. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the conglomerate said...
Coca-Cola Philippines said it is on track to achieve its energy efficiency goals throughout its operations, with 65 percent of its total energy consumption in its domestic operations being ourced from renewable energy. In 2010, Coca-Cola set out to reduce the carbon footprint of “the drink in...
In the midst of a pandemic that halted most business activity for months, 21 Filipino companies managed to maintain their sustainability initiatives and win at the recent Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability (ACES) Awards. In awarding ceremonies held online last 10 November, 21 companies...
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...
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....