BACOLOD CITY – Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) has invested P3 billion for the expansion of their solar power plant in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental. CREC President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Oliver Tan, CREC Chairman Edgar Saavedra, Silay City Mayor Joedith...
Veritable clean energy developer Citicore Renewable Energy Inc. (CREC) is targeting to beef up its operating solar portfolio with additional 69-megawatt peak (MWp) capacity upon the commercial operations of its second solar farm project in Negros Occidental. The construction of the firm’s...
Green solution is in for Pampanga-based firm Laus Group of Companies (LGC) as it is now embracing the ‘power of the sun’, in sustaining its ‘prosumer’ journey to satiate the electricity requirements of its corporate buildings, while also locking in cost savings. Through a partnership with...
Power supply in the country will be shored up by 3,309 megawatts this year from new generating facilities; plus 334 megawatts that shall be drawn from battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to the Department of Energy. As culled from the department’s data, bulk of the capacity additions...
The Department of Energy (DOE), via its Energy Utilization Management Bureau (EUMB), will be issuing guidelines that shall govern the installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at government-owned entities. In a draft Circular issued by the energy department, it stipulated that it will be...
The FDC Green Energy Corp. (FDCGEC) has announced plans to expand its solar power project in Misamis Oriental, driven by the expected surge in electricity demand. In a statement, the Filinvest Group’s power arm said its soon-to-rise solar power project in the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate will...
Chinese firm SUMEC Complete Equipment and Engineering Co. Ltd. had been engaged by MGen Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen), a renewable energy investment unit under the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) group, as the engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for its two solar projects...
Filipino firm Upgrade Energy Philippines (UGEP) is casting an ambitious target of 700 megawatts for rooftop and ground-mounted solar installations across commercial and industrial (C&I) customers that it is targeting to accomplish by 2028. So far, the first major project delivered by the...
MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), a subsidiary of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has completed its P15.9 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC). This comes after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the amendment to SPNEC’s articles...
Filipino-led Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) will fork out P35 billion worth of capital expenditures (capex) for this year, primarily to advance the completion and commercial operations of the first batch of its gigawatt-scale solar installations. In an interview with the media, CREC...
Gokongwei-led JG Summit, through its renewable energy (RE) subsidiary Merbau Corporation, will be expanding solar investments outside of the conglomerate’s span, so they can similarly help other businesses achieve their decarbonization strategies. The forward business plan is being firmed up...
Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) is bracing for a challenging year, with expectations of increased electricity demand, global supply chain uncertainties, and the impact of the El Niño phenomenon creating tight market conditions. In a statement, Emmanuel Rubio, AboitizPower president and chief...
