Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC) is expanding its renewable power footprint with plans to build an additional 374 megawatt-peaks of solar projects, following its unit rebranding aimed at broadening the mining company’s push into clean energy. In a statement on Friday, Aug. 7, NAC announced that the listed...
Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) broke ground on a 41-megawatt-peak solar plant with an integrated battery storage unit in Pampanga, advancing what it describes as the country’s first embedded solar facility with an energy storage system. In a statement, CREC said the project in Magalang,...
President Marcos on Monday called on Congress to immediately amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), saying consumers should no longer shoulder systems loss charges in their electricity bills because these are not their responsibility. The announcement, made during his fifth State of...
If you look closely enough, today’s landscape tells a rather unsettling and ironic story: hillsides and mountainous terrains are being shaved bare, while fertile farmlands are steadily turned into endless rows of solar panels—as if we can run a country entirely on sunshine and somehow expect...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Aliaga Elementary School in this town has significantly reduced its electricity bill following a switch to solar energy. Teacher Marissa Tulagan said that they used to pay an average of P22,000 monthly prior to the installation of solar panels. "Malaki ang binabayaran...
Levanta Renewables Pte Ltd. has secured project financing and issued a formal notice to begin construction on a major solar and battery storage facility in the Philippines. In a statement, Levante said the Singapore-backed developer finalized financial close for the Barotac solar power and battery...
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Police Regional Office-8 is going green as it inaugurated a 48-kilowatt, three-phase solar photovoltaic system in Camp Ruperto Kangleon, Palo, Leyte, on Tuesday. The solar power system for classrooms and buildings inside the camp will significantly reduce electricity...
Jin Navitas Electric Corp., the retail electricity supply arm of the Joy~Nostalg Group, plans to expand its power contract portfolio by 700 megawatts over the next two years to capitalize on the country 's deregulated energy market. Jose Alfonso Miras, JNEC president and chief executive...
A pro-solar energy congressman is prodding the government to protect consumers against fly-by-night solar power providers, even as the shift to this particular renewable energy (RE) becomes more palatable to Filipinos. Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos, a member of the Committee on Appropriations,...
Innovation does not have to mean something no one has ever seen before. It doesn 't have to be fancy or stuffed with AI. Innovation can stem from the simpler things. It has, and should have always been, a solution to real problems. And right now, we have problems, one of them is the energy...
SteelAsia Manufacturing Corporation has signed a contract with Buskowitz Energy for the Compostela Works Solar Rooftop Project in Cebu, an 8 MWp installation set to become the largest single-roof rooftop solar system in heavy industry in the Philippines. The project will cover approximately 65,560...
In a significant move toward modernizing public infrastructure and fostering green skills, the Department of Energy (DOE) officially turned over a 40-kilowatt-peak (kWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) system to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). In a statement on Monday,...
