Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is advancing its plea for regulatory support -- primarily on the removal of caps and for the timely approval of its capital expenditure (capex) program, so it can inject much-needed investments for the massive-scale integration of...
The auction of 11,600 megawatts of RE capacity scheduled this month will prove to be an "acid test" for the accelerated renewable energy (RE) development roadmap designed by the Marcos administration. The Department of Energy (DOE), which will administer the RE capacity tendering for the second...
Listed firm Aboitiz Power Corporation plans to kick off study next year on co-firing ammonia with coal-fed power plants, as a way to pare the carbon intensity of these environment-assaulting power generating assets. “We’re looking at having that [feasibility] study perhaps starting next year....
Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower), through its social development arm, Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (Aboitiz Foundation), responded to calls by the provincial government of Albay to support families affected by the Mayon Volcano unrest. AGO Medical and Educational Center (AMEC) representative Nilo...
DAVAO CITY – The Samal Senior High School in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) became a beneficiary of an Electrical Installation and Maintenance (EIM) laboratory dubbed Project e.Lab donated by Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) subsidiary Davao Light and Power Co. Inc. (Davao Light) and...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla (left) and lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Facebook) Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman has reiterated his call for a House probe on the power crisis in his province, which is being plagued by frequent...
*Written by Joseph Lacson * *(Chief Investment Officer, Aboitiz Power Corporation) * Dear Beloved Child, “How could you work for the Power Company, Dad?”, you once asked me over dinner. It must have been just after you had a school discussion on various sources of electricity. You were...
The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) apologized for another incident of power interruption at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Friday, June 9, that lasted for 37 minutes. *Passengers line up in long queues after a power interruption at the Ninoy Aquino...
Senator Grace Poe expressed her dismay anew at the recent power outage that hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the third to happen in the past six months, saying the incident could have been done by somebody on purpose....
How far are we from driving electric vehicles (EVs)? We’re a lot closer than you think, and Nissan’s latest model is out to prove that it need not be expensive, nor is it complicated. Say hello to the 2023 Kicks e-Power VE. It is the mid-trim of the Japanese automaker’s local crossover...
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) suffered yet another power outage on Friday, June 9, the third time this has happened in six months. *Passengers wait in long queues after a power outage hits Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on June 9, 2023. (Courtesy of Ariel...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp., this city’s sole power distributor, expects electricity rates to drop further this year. “For six straight months, we have dropped our rates. This will continue to drop,” said Niel Parcon, MORE Power vice president for corporate planning and...
