Lopez-led First Gen Corporation will supply geothermal-generated electricity to global cement firm Holcim for the operation of its manufacturing plants in Mindanao. That green power supply draw will be a key component of the latter’s decarbonization journey. In the power supply agreement (PSA)...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is extending its investment interest to other nuclear technologies like small modular reactors (SMR) and conventional nuclear fleets – and that could include the planned repowering of the idled Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) if the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is anticipated to render decisions that will enforce penalties on the ‘unjustified’ transmission project delays of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as well as the indefensible forced outages of power plants during the summer months....
The government is planning to update nuclear agreements with at least five countries in accordance with the nuclear renaissance pathway, as fleshed out in the newly crafted 2024-2050 Philippine Nuclear Energy Program. The updating of multilateral and bilateral nuclear covenants, according to...
With array of factors which caused unavailability of 1,652 megawatts in the system, the tripping of the 417.4MW San Gabriel gas-fed power facility has prompted the declaration of ‘yellow alert’ condition in the Luzon grid. In the context of the power industry, to be plunged into ‘yellow...
ILOILO CITY – French company SUEZ has been tapped by Metro Pacific Water Investments Corp. (Metro Pacific Water) to build a desalination plant for Metro Iloilo. EXECUTIVES of Metro Pacific Water Investments Corp. (Metro Pacific Water) and French company SUEZ signed in Singapore an agreement to...
Singapore-headquartered Nexif Ratch Energy Investments Pte. Ltd. (NREI) has secured "green lane" certification from the Board of Investments (BOI) that will streamline the permitting processes for its wind and solar projects in the Philippines. According to the company, the green lane endorsement...
The P4.8 billion Pampang hydroelectric power project of FDC Renewables Corporation of the Filinvest group, which has an installed capacity of 33.4 megawatts, had been granted with ‘green lane certificate of endorsement’, based on the approval accorded by the Board of Investments. With the...
Skin fungal infections rank among the most frequent concerns in dermatology and primary care facilities, impacting more than a billion individuals worldwide. UP Manila / Facebook These infections are highly contagious, especially prevalent among Filipinos due to environmental factors like...
While weekends are sacred respite for most families or households, consumers in Luzon cannot rest easy because they can be stricken with the malady of rotational power service interruptions anytime this Saturday following the declaration of new wave of ‘red alert’ in the grid. According to...
Before the 1800s, plant-based diet was known as the Pythagorean Diet. It was named after the Greek philosopher Pythagoras who extolled the health benefits of vegetarian diet, as well as taught that it is immoral to slaughter animals. He and his followers adhered to a simple diet of bread,...
It was another round of ‘madness’ for millions of Filipino consumers before the strike of midnight on Thursday (May 23), as most parts of Luzon grid had been tormented with one to 1.5-hour rotational brownouts. In the franchise area of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) alone, more than 487,000...
