Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) Liberal Party (LP) President and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman reminded Filipinos on Monday, Aug. 21 about the historical significance of the death of Senator Ninoy Aquino, 40 years after it happened. ...
The "man’s world reverie" equated to the energy sector is eroding, but Maria Cristina Consunji-Gotianun, President and COO of Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) is adding a formidable femme force to that shifting narrative. Gotianun has successfully conquered the corporate...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Nuclear power's sheer space-efficiency makes it the better choice over renewable energy sources like wind and solar. Thus, said Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda ahead of the House Committee on Ways and...
An additional credit line of P10 billion for state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) is planned for next year to prevent blackouts in the off-grid areas it has been servicing. According to Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla, the new amount will be on top of the P5 billion that had been...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing grid integration of up to 94 gigawatts of additional power capacities of projects that are undergoing pre-development phases. Energy Undersecretary Sharon Garin told a Congressional budget briefing that these planned power facilities comprise of 176 targeted...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has fetched additional P16.76 billion worth of proceeds from the divestment of the power assets previously owned by its precursor-firm National Power Corporation. In a presentation to Congress, PSALM President and CEO...
DAVAO CITY – The power situation in Mindanao will remain stable as the El Niño phenomenon will not likely cause major disruptions to the island’s diverse power mix, an official of the Department of Mindanao (DOE)-Mindanao Field Office said. Engr. Darwin P. Galang, DOE-Mindanao Field Office...
To prevent service disruptions arising from technical glitch in the operations of the country’s electricity network, system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has strongly called for a "holistic power planning" that will link all systems through the power supply chain....
Aboitiz Power Corporation, via its subsidiary Aboitiz Renewables Inc. (ARI), is lining up the construction of two solar power projects that will add up 383.7-megawatt aggregate capacity to its renewable energy (RE) portfolio. The projects taking off from the company’s drawing board will be the...
Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) has conducted on-site registration at the barangay level to entice 4Ps beneficiaries and other marginalized power consumers knowns as "lifeline consumers" to avail of electricity rate discounts mandated by law. The company said it will...
The "gas aggregation" scheme being proposed by Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. of the Razon group, will help soften electricity rates for consumers because the scheme will lessen the risk of gas plant-developers in their fuel procurements. This is according to ENEX Energy Corporation Chairman...
ILOILO CITY – This city will further boost the utilization of renewable energy sources as it adheres to the programs of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treñas (center) inks a tripartite agreement for two programs of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on...
