Rotating power disruptions are set to return to Luzon and Visayas on Friday, May 15, as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the two regional grids under yellow and red alert status due to widening supply deficit. The NGCP advised that the Luzon grid will experience yellow...
A pro-solar energy congressman is prodding the government to protect consumers against fly-by-night solar power providers, even as the shift to this particular renewable energy (RE) becomes more palatable to Filipinos. Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos, a member of the Committee on Appropriations,...
Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corp. has commissioned Iloilo City’s first fully unmanned 30-megavolt ampere substation, a step in the utility’s multiyear effort to digitize the local power grid and accommodate surging economic demand.
In a statement on Tuesday, May 12, More Power said the...
The third season of " The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is officially headed to Prime Video on Nov. 11, with the streaming platform confirming the premiere date during Amazon’s annual Upfront presentation. The fantasy series, based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien , has become one of Prime...
Diversified engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings Inc. expects mixed performance across its subsidiaries this year as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and regulatory uncertainty surrounding its coal mining assets weigh on the group’s outlook. Speaking at the company’s annual...
ILOILO CITY – The sole electricity distributor in Iloilo City has introduced its first fully unmanned substation, a landmark initiative in the energy sector in Western Visayas. More Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), in a news release on Monday, said the 30 megavolt-ampere substation is...
During intense deliberations that preceded the 2005 enactment of the Expanded Value Added Tax (E-VAT) Law, which also covered oil and electricity, lawmakers defended the measure as a treasury-tightening mechanism; an unpopular but calculated imposition designed to raise massive revenues so it could...
Aging and inefficient coal-fired power plants across the country may soon face voluntary retirement or repurposing as the government intensifies its shift toward renewable energy (RE). In a statement on Friday, May 8, the Department of Energy (DOE) said that it is conducting a rigorous assessment...
Just as blood carries oxygen to every organ to keep a body in motion, a steady electrical current delivers the “breath” required for the island’s infrastructure to thrive. When power flows reliably, the island is healthy. Businesses flourish. Homes remain cool. And the community remains...
DMCI Holdings Inc. reported a slight decline in first-quarter profit as weaker returns from its coal and water units tempered gains in its real estate and mining divisions. The engineering conglomerate controlled by the Consunji family said that consolidated net income fell two percent to ₱4.9...
Energy producer SPC Power Corp. is allocating ₱3 billion for capital expenditures to accelerate its shift toward renewable energy and energy storage, targeting the deployment of significant new capacity later this year. During an annual stockholders’ meeting on Thursday, May 7, James Roy...
Everyone knows what a 10 percent battery feels like mid-afternoon, while you’re in transit or maybe during a power outage. The meeting still has thirty minutes left. The map is mid-route. The shoot is not done. The question at that point is not whether to find power, but whether the right power...
