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...
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...
Garmin announced the launch of the Instinct 2X Solar. The global leader in innovative GPS technology launched its latest addition to their rugged, purpose-built Instinct 2 smartwatches that are specifically designed to thrive in the most challenging and extreme environments. “Our latest...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has secured government approval to ramp up its energy storage venture as a technology coupling to its 720-megawatt(ac) New England solar farm venture in Australia. In a statement to the media, ACEN Australia said that state-government of New South Wales (NSW) gave a...
118 qualified firms eyeing to join 2nd RE auction By Myrna M. Velasco The Department of Energy (DOE) is set to hold its second Green Energy Auction (GEA-2) on June 19 which attracted a remarkable number of potential bidders. A total of 118 qualified companies have expressed interest in bidding for...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has hiked its pipeline of renewable energy projects raising its capacity to 1,700 megawatts, surpassing the five-year development plan earlier cast by its power generation subsidiary Meralco PowerGen Global Business Power Corp. According to...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will issue a circular setting the standards and pricing methodology to be complied with by service providers in the flourishing solar rooftop energy solutions in the country. In the proposed policy, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be crafting the proposed...
ILOILO CITY – A power plant in northern Iloilo province is set to construct a solar farm. THE coal-fired power plant of Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC) in Concepcion town, Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC), the operator of a 135-megawatt (135-MW) coal-fired...
Yuchengco-led PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC) will be acquiring existing two solar farm projects in Luzon, to boost its renewable energy (RE) generation portfolio. The subsidiary of publicly-listed PetroEnergy Resources Corporation (PERC) announced that the asset acquisitions will cover the San...
Proponents of floating solar farm installations, which are members of the Philippine Solar and Storage Energy Alliance (PSSEA), are seeking approval for a higher green energy auction reserve (GEAR) price of at least P7.30 per kilowatthour. The higher reserve price is targeting the tendering process...
Listed firm Alternergy Holdings Corporation (Alternergy) has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for its 20-megawatt Solana solar farm project to Japanese firm-subsidiary JGC Philippines. In a statement to the media, Alternergy emphasized that JGC Philippines was...
United States (US)-based solar energy firm Maxeon plans to make a $900 million solar energy investment in the Philippines that would create an estimated 3,000 jobs. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) The company, which operates under the name of Sunpower Philippines Manufacturing...
