AboitizPower Distributed Renewables Inc. (APX), a subsidiary of leading energy producer Aboitiz Power Corporation, has cemented a joint venture deal with emerging energy solutions firm Upgrade Energy Philippines Inc. (UGEP) for targeted solar rooftop projects in the country. In a statement to the...
A tripartite collaborative approach has been reached by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and the city government of Pasig to promote the use of renewable energy (RE) in the host-locality. In a statement to the media, the ERC said that an...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation will be issuing $352 million worth of corporate guarantees as a support to loan payments of ACEN Cayman, one of its subsidiaries. The corporate guarantee has been approved by the company’s board of directors in their special meeting at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on Wednesday,...
The low turnout in the recently-concluded second Green Energy Auction (GEA-2) administered by the Department of Energy (DOE) was largely blamed to the unresolved concern of grid integration of the targeted renewable energy (RE) installations. This was affirmed by Energy Secretary Raphael P.M....
Solana Solar Alpha Inc. (Solana Solar), a subsidiary of Altenergy, has cemented a power supply agreement with Villar-led retail electricity supplier company Kratos RES Inc. Under the agreement, Solana Solar will supply Kratos RES with 10-megawatt and up to 20 MW of clean and renewable power from the...
The second green energy auction (GEA-2) administered by the Department of Energy (DOE) logged a relatively low turnout with bidders subscribing 3,580.76 megawatts only or just roughly 30-percent of the 11,600MW total capacity offered to investors for delivery within 2024-2026 timeframe. Preliminary...
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...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Iloilo is implementing renewable energy projects worth P30 million for this year, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said. THE renewable energy programs of the Iloilo provincial government during a recent forum organized by the Regional Development Council (RDC)-6...
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...
Energy resource developer Philippine Geothermal Production Company Inc. (PGPC), a subsidiary of Sy-led SM Investments Corporation (SMIC), will be spending P3 billion annually for the expansion of its geothermal exploration and production ventures to double its capacity to 600 megawatts. In a media...
Listed firm Basic Energy Corporation is eyeing to develop a 155-megawatt onshore wind farm power facility that will straddle sites in San Joaquin and Miag-ao in Iloilo; and also at Hamtic in Antique. The company apprised the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) that it just recently secured the approval...
Cost downtrend to spur rollout of hydrogen as energy fuel By MYRNA M. VELASCO THE HAGUE – Significant cost downtrend and further improvements in technological innovation are warranted before hydrogen could gain headway for commercial rollout into markets, according to multinational energy giant...