Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest power distributor, began the competitive bidding process to secure 600 megawatts of baseload power supply, aiming to safeguard electricity reliability for its growing customer base. In a statement, Meralco said the utility received a...
To address the growing power demand in Mindanao, state-run National Power Corp. (Napocor) is set to gradually switch on multiple power units of the Agus-Pulangi hydroelectric plants through the end of this month until August. In a statement on Wednesday, June 24, Napocor said its power assets are...
The National Power Corp. (Napocor), the state-owned utility responsible for supplying electricity to the country’s remote areas, is looking for private sector investors to help fund its five-year transition away from expensive diesel reliance toward renewable energy. Napocor President Jericho...
PARIS, France – The future energy mix demands the coexistence of nuclear and renewable energy (RE) technologies, but the growing prevalence of RE-induced negative pricing is exposing fundamental weaknesses in new market design—weaknesses that nuclear power supply agreements (PSAs) must confront...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The lone electric distributor of this province has requested the Energy Regulatory Commission to approve their petition to increase power rates to enable them to recover the long-delayed portion of their generation costs amounting to P97.7 million. In a letter...
Davao artist Bing Taojo returns with “Brief Eternities,” a new exhibition that transforms flowers into meditations on time, memory, and the beauty of impermanence. Now on view at Galerie Joaquin at Power Plant Mall, the show presents a collection of vibrant floral works that invite viewers to...
BONN, Germany – The newly unveiled COP31 three-pronged target looks like a climate makeover show: scaled-up electrification, less waste piling up like bad decisions, and buildings put on a strict energy diet. As rolled out by the COP31 Presidency, these next-level commitments will focus on three...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bago Negros Energy Corp. (BNEC) broke ground for the construction of the 150-megawatt (MW) wind power project, the first of its kind in Negros Island Region, in a ceremony held in Barangay Calumangan on Wednesday. With a total initial project cost of P9.78 billion, the BNEC...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday, June 12, said she has no intention of taking President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 's position through extra-constitutional means, even as she launched a sharp attack on the Chief Executive by calling him "shameless." Speaking to reporters in Davao City after...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte rejected calls for a People Power to remove President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as she is required to uphold and defend the Constitution. In an interview with Davao reporters on Friday morning, June 12, Duterte responded to appeals from retired military...
Since the energy crisis, many Filipinos have been exploring alternative modes of transport and rediscovering the benefits of cycling—whether for daily commutes, quick errands, or weekend leisure rides. All for cyclists across the country, SM is making it sustainable to choose two wheels over four...
The Manila-based multilateral lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) has urged countries in Asia-Pacific to accelerate regional power connectivity as mounting geopolitical tensions, soaring electricity demand, as well as energy security risks threaten economic growth and household welfare across the...