State-run National Power Corporation (NPC) and its foreign development-partners have gained traction on rural solar photovoltaic (PV) installations that are set to benefit at least four electric cooperatives (EC) in Visayas and Mindanao grids. Via the Access to Sustainable Energy Programme (ASEP)...
McDonald’s Philippines, one of the country's biggest quick service restaurants (QSR), has installed solar rooftops in at least 25 of its stores. “The incorporation of sustainable solutions in its operations is a testament to McDonald’s recognition of its responsibility to be better for the...
Investors in the renewable energy (RE) sector are intensifying their call on the inclusion of hybrid solar and energy storage in the next round of green energy auction (GEA) by the Department of Energy (DOE). The RE investors said the combination of hybrid solar and energy storage is the "silver...
Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) will put up a 10-megawatt solar farm project that will be embedded into the load network of Pampanga I Electric Cooperative (PELCO I). The RE company announced in a press statement that a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on this venture has already been...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation and Australian partner Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) have agreed an initial AU$1.0-billion investment for their planned 750-megawatt solar and wind farm with battery storage project in Australia. In a statement, ACEN said that the investment will form part...
Thriving green energy developer Citicore Renewable Energy Company (CREC) will be supplying 90 megawatts of solar-generated electricity to the properties of Sy-led SM Prime Holdings. In a statement to the media, CREC indicated that a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the supply arrangement was inked...
Listed firm Alternergy Holdings Corporation (Alternergy) is well on its way into building up its renewable energy (RE) portfolio after winning three additional contracts from the State-managed Green Energy Auction-2 (GEA-2) program. The awarded project-contracts to be covered by 20-year power supply...
Filipino firm Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) emerged as one of the "big winners" in the recently concluded second Green Energy Auction (GEA-2) of the government, cornering 916.58 megawatts that will firmly cement its foothold as one of the emerging major players in the renewable energy...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is trying to sway all government-run institutions to embrace solar solutions in meeting their energy needs to break the country’s cycle of vulnerability to volatile global fuel prices. According to the energy department, perfect candidates for solar installations in...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued notice of awards (NOAs) to 105 winning bids in the second round of green energy auction (GEA-2), an exercise that partly fulfills the country's renewable energy (RE) development roadmap. The winning project-developers will be awarded with 20-year power...
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...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has partnered with Norwegian Investment Fund (Norfund) for targeted provision of solar solutions that will cater to the energy needs of telecommunications companies in the Philippines. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), ACEN indicated that the proposed...
