Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC), the country's largest producer of coal, is diversifying into liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the power generation segment of its business amid strong environmental, social, and governmental (ESG) pressures, according to the conglomerate's...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be revising the rules that will set reliability indices for power plant operations, primarily their permissible allowance on planned and forced outages.
According to ERC Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta, the existing reliability index is "very...
No overseas Filipino worker (OFW) lost his or her job as a result of the New Year's day flight cancellations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
The scene at NAIA on Jan.2, a day before the critical system glitch. (Norl Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN)
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The unmitigated disaster that was the New Year's flight cancellations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has one congressman worrying about whether or not the affected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) would get fired by their foreign employers.
A standard passenger at NAIA...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is exploring how foreign governments can contribute to the Philippines' efforts to accelerate the decommissioning and repurposing of its coal-fired power plants.
As overseas companies have a significant stake in the country's coal-fired power plants, DOF...
President Duterte revealed that he has fired National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo Masongsong for allegedly allowing electric cooperatives to contribute funds for a party-list campaign in the 2019 elections.
President Duterte (ROEMARI LIMOSNERO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/...
There are still a bunch of coal-fired power plant projects that must be ditched if San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is to prove its commitment to cleaner sources of energy, a pro-environment group said.
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"If SMC wants to grasp at the renewable energy (RE)...
President Duterte's crusade against corruption in government continued as he revealed firing more employees from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for being involved in corruption activities.
President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/...
Another government official got the ax recently as President Duterte sustained his campaign against corruption.
President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang)
The President did not the name the sacked official but admitted that his latest decision was triggered by complaints from the...
Clean energy group Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED) hailed on Friday, May 7 the apparent decision of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to move away from coal, which has long been regarded as a dirty energy source.
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"Today, the Asian...
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is inclined to resolve at the negotiating table the P23.94 billion billing dispute of its subsidiary South Premiere Power Corporation (SPPC) with state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) for the 1,200-megawatt...
The moratorium on new coal-fired power projects will only cover yet-to-be-proposed investments, according to Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi.
In a virtual press briefing, he classified that even the indicative projects will still have to be processed by the Department of Energy (DOE) and these...
