The Department of Energy (DOE) is urging system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to shorten its approval timeline for the system impact study (SIS) on power projects being developed in various parts of the country. According to Energy Undersecretary Sharon S. Garin, the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has kicked off its collaboration with the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) for the establishment of an electricity affordability index so Filipino consumers can fully track and be guided on the variation of the tariffs they have been paying...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian believes that the adoption of new technologiesincluding those that promote nuclear power--are needed to ensure the country’s energy security moving forward. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB) “We have to look at emerging technologies such as batteries and other...
DAVAO CITY – Two persons were killed and two others were injured after they were electrocuted by a fallen power line in Purok 15, Panacan Relocation, Barangay Panacan, here on Good Friday. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-11 (Davao region) identified the fatalities as Renante Alcontin, a resident...
Rising summer temperatures and threats of power service interruptions amid surging electric bills could really trigger disappointments among us as we yearn for a “more hopeful story” that can rescue us from these predicaments. On March 31 this year, a bit of that “hope” came to light with...
AboitizPower and Frabelle Cold Storage donate medical supplies and equipment to Barangay 22, Caloocan City. Â Barangay Captain, Ronald Bautista (second from right), receives the items from representatives of the two companies led by AboitizPower Account Supervisor, Eduard Ybarbia (left), and...
A Danish company is eyeing the Philippines for a strategic deployment of its small modular reactor (SMR) technology in nuclear power development once it passes licensing phase and approvals by government authorities. According to Denmark Ambassador to the Philippines Franz-Michael Mellbin, nuclear...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has secured additional 56 megawatt capacity commitments from Ayala Property Management Corporation (APMC), which will be utilizing its own generating assets for its power needs when necessary. In a statement to the media, Meralco said it has...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is targeting to set at least 2,500 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power capacity contribution to the country’s energy mix by 2032, according to a ranking official of the agency. Energy Undersecretary Sharon S. Garin told reporters “we are including nuclear power in the...
Lotilla directs NPC’s 'exit' plan from fossil fuels By MYRNA M. VELASCO A gradual and well-calculated exit plan from diesel generating sets and other fossil fuels has been directed by Energy Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla on state-run National Power Corporation. In line with that mandate, the...
Therma Luzon, Inc. (TLI), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation has renewed its power supply agreement (PSA) with Ibaan Electric Corporation (IEC) for another five-year duration. According to the Aboitiz firm, it will be supplying 10.92 megawatts to the power utility, which the latter will be...
Shell Pilipinas Corporation has joined the league of corporates that have been showing financial rebound from the scourge of the coronavirus pandemic, having registered a net income of P4.1 billion, or 6.0-percent higher from a leaner P3.9 billion earnings in 2021. In a statement to the media, the...
