Gas-fired power plant operators have raised concerns over the ‘zero’ gas production rate at the Malampaya gas field which started last February 19 (Monday), because the shift to alternative fuels may trigger surge in electricity rates in the forthcoming billing cycles. A source from the...
(Senator Imee Marcos' Facebook) Senator Imee Marcos came to work in plenary on Wednesday, Feb. 21 wearing what looks like a bright yellow blazer and a dainty knitted pink handbag. The presidential sister rounded up her outfit of the day with white...
EDSA People Power Monument (The Official Gazette) Continue to uphold the legacy of the EDSA People Power Revolution. This is the Liberal Party's (LP) message for the upcoming commemoration of the 38th anniversary of the People Power revolution...
BACOLOD CITY – Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) has invested P3 billion for the expansion of their solar power plant in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental. CREC President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Oliver Tan, CREC Chairman Edgar Saavedra, Silay City Mayor Joedith...
Veritable clean energy developer Citicore Renewable Energy Inc. (CREC) is targeting to beef up its operating solar portfolio with additional 69-megawatt peak (MWp) capacity upon the commercial operations of its second solar farm project in Negros Occidental. The construction of the firm’s...
Green solution is in for Pampanga-based firm Laus Group of Companies (LGC) as it is now embracing the ‘power of the sun’, in sustaining its ‘prosumer’ journey to satiate the electricity requirements of its corporate buildings, while also locking in cost savings. Through a partnership with...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be infusing fresh capital outlay of P280 million for the development of a switching station that will support electricity services for the multi-billion Metro Manila subway project. The 115-kilovolt (kV) switching station that shall be...
French multinational giant Schneider Electric is intensifying its pitch on the use of green energy as well as other sustainable solutions to support the operations of flourishing data centers in the Philippines. Underpinned by its offer of energy management solutions and digital automation...
Reiterating her stance against Charter change (Cha-cha), Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Friday, Feb. 16 that the consumers' experience of power instabilities under public utilities despite foreign involvement was a clear indication of "failure". She says that this is contrary to the claims that...
Which is faster on the draw than Cupid’s arrow that can steal the ‘thrill of romance’ on Valentine’s Day? Electricity consumption! Wait, what?! Alright, so you’ve already spent for your dreamy dates, chocolates and roses. Well, watch out next for your electric bills – it could flutter...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will refund the ‘generation charge overbilling’ that it has passed on in the February electric bills that had been invoiced by its power suppliers feeding on liquefied natural gas (LNG) as well as components of capacity generated from the...
Energy access is a major game-changer in empowering a country – but the depressing fact remains that more than a billion people globally still don’t have access to electricity services – a basic need that marginal segments of populations – or those in the ‘laylayan’ are morally being...
