COPENHAGEN – Danish solar firm Obton A/S is eyeing to join a growing number of solar power investors in the thriving renewable energy sector of the Philippines. According to Philippine Ambassador to Denmark Leo M. Herrera-Lim, apart from wind, the solar part of RE developments has also been...
Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. has partnered with Chinese firm PowerChina B7 Philippines Corp. (PowerChina) for the commercial development of its 140-megawatt solar farm project in Tanauan, Batangas and Marogondon, Cavite. That project serves as an expansion of the 100MW solar...
Amidst the growing need for power and food, farming and solar energy are often perceived as competitors for land use. However, a newly published study showed that they can have a symbiotic relationship. When building solar farms, lines of solar arrays often cover a vast amount of land,...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corp. (CCLEC) has completed its P60-million on-grid and hybrid solar farm that is expected to generate at least 50,400 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy per month. The completion of the on-grid and hybrid solar farm is part of CCLEC’s commitment to...
The Makati City local government launched on Thursday, March 30, its solar panel installation project in the city's public schools as part of its efforts in promoting sustainability and awareness about the adverse effects of climate change. During the ceremonial launch of the project at San...
Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is targeting to acquire up to 43-percent shareholdings in publicly listed SP New Energy Corp. (SPNEC). In a statement, it was disclosed that MPIC Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan and SPNEC President and CEO Leandro Leviste signed the agreement for...
If Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos would have his way, he would have all government offices use solar energy as a way to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. For this purpose, Marcos filed last March 15 House Bill (HB) No.7625, titled, "The Solar Energy in National Government Offices...
Villar-led Prime Asset Ventures Inc. (PAVI), through its subsidiary PAVI Green Renewable Energy Inc., has successfully reached completion milestone on its utility scale 20-megawatt peak (MWp) solar farm project in Orion, Bataan. According to the company, that will be one of its major take-off...
ILOILO CITY – A solar-powered drip irrigation system project by Grade 8 students of the University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo (UPHSI) was among the 30 winners of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Regional Centre for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics...
Tycoon Enrique K. Razon’s Prime Infrastructure Inc. has agreed to restructure its partnership with Leandro Leviste’s Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings, Inc. (SP) that involves three joint venture companies. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, SP said it has entered into a...
Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings, Inc. (SP) is offering to purchase any shares from SP New Energy Corporation’s (SPNEC) Stock Rights Offering (SRO) that are not fully-paid to ensure its completion by March. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, SPNEC said it is committed to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. welcomed the P18-billion 440-megawatt (MW) peak Isabela Solar Power Project, seen to boost the administration's renewable energy thrust and local job generation. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Communications...
