Integrating renewable energy production in farming provides several benefits for farmers and the environment. Installing solar panels in fields enables farmers to harvest solar energy alongside their crops. Agrivoltaic farming, the practice of growing crops underneath solar panels, is already...
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) granted a P254-million loan to renewable energy firm Upgrade Energy Philippines, Inc. (UEP) to spur investments in the sector amidst rising demand. UEP, an engineering, procurement and construction contractor, offers renewable energy and energy...
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela -- San Ignacio Energy Resources Development Corporation (‘San Ignacio’) which is part of the Nextnorth Energy group is developing over 450 Megawatts of solar PV and hydro projects in northern Luzon in a business venture that’s expected to provide employment to roughly...
PANAY Energy Development Corp. (PEDC), a subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), generates 314 megawatts of electricity at its power plant in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – A major power company is eyeing to construct a solar power plant in Iloilo province as it gears to expand its...
AboitizPower Corp. is accelerating its 94-megawatt (MW) solar power project in Cayanga, Bugallon in Pangasinan. Once completed, the Cayanga solar power plant is expected to produce about 147 million kWh of clean energy annually or equivalent to the yearly power consumption of 60,000 average...
What makes the Philippines the most ‘fundamentally attractive’ solar market in Southeast Asia? SOLARMAN Solar Philippines CEO Leandro Leviste Solar Philippines may have engaged in international opportunities for solar development but it will be more focused on expanding the solar sector of its...
The Department of National Defense (DND) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a South Korean electric company in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Tuesday, April 26, to establish solar panels in at least two military camps in Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao. (Courtesy of Department of...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday called on the government to use solar power systems instead to cut down on electricity expenses. Villlanueva made his appeal after noting a big jump in the government's electricity bill, from P34.58 billion in 2017 to P40.06 billion in 2019. According to the...
UBON RATCHATHANI, Thailand – A vast array of solar panels floats on the shimmering waters of a reservoir in northeast Thailand, symbolising the kingdom's drive towards clean energy as it seeks carbon neutrality by 2050. In this file aerial photo taken on February 23, 2022, floating solar...
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte inaugurated the first solar powered public market and commercial complex in the Philippines in the municipality of Narvacan, Ilocos Sur. (Photo courtesy of Robbie Pangilinan / MANILA BULLETIN) This is part of the “Golden Age of Infrastructure in Narvacan” as...
From left: Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation (APC) President Tsutomu Nara and Spectrum President and CEO Ferdinand O. Geluz formalize the two companies’ partnership that will involve a pilot solar project at APC’s plant in Bulacan. Spectrum, a wholly owned subsidiary of Manila Electric Company...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has transferred 60 percent of its 100 percent ownership over the massive P33.75 billion Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project (CMIPP) to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM). NIA Administrator Ricardo R....
