May 6, 2022

Biggest banks top funders of ‘dirty energy’ in 2022

BY BIANCA CUARESMA – MAY 4, 2022 from Business Mirror THE largest banks in the country were found to be the top supporters of coal-related energy projects this year, an energy advocacy and bank watchdog group said in its most […]
May 5, 2022

ERC orders Meralco: refund P7.75 billion to users

BY LENIE LECTURA – MAY 4, 2022 from Business Mirror Power lines run beside a sign for the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) Makati branch in Manila, the Philippines, on Monday, March 23, 2009. Manila Electric Co. is the largest Philippine […]
May 5, 2022

‘Semirara has enough coal stocks’

BY LENIE LECTURA – MAY 3, 2022 from Business Mirror As coal demand and prices intensify, Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) said Monday it won’t run out of coal reserves even if its coal operating contract (COC) expires […]
May 5, 2022

‘Hasten construction of LNG terminals’

BY LENIE LECTURA – MAY 4, 2022 from Business Mirror The chairman of the Energy Lawyers Association of the Philippines (ELAP) said power industry stakeholders must move forward following the suspension of exploration activities in the West Philippine Sea. “We […]