July 12, 2021

San Miguel vows to stop building new coal plants

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 11, 2021 at 07:50 pm from manilastandard.net San Miguel Corp. said over the weekend unit SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. will avoid building new coal power plants and focus on more renewables in […]
July 12, 2021

Climate advocate calls for ban coal-fired plants to extend to pending projects

By Angelica Y. Yang – July 11, 2021 | 7:47 pm from Business World THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) needs to expand its moratorium on coal-fired power plants to include more facilities, including those that have secured prior approval and […]
July 12, 2021

IEMOP notes improved forecasting after EWDO rollout

By Angelica Y. Yang – July 9, 2021 | 6:31 pm from Business World THE Independent Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) observed an improvement in its peak demand projections following the launch of its five-minute wholesale electricity spot market […]
July 11, 2021

GBP starts solar plant construction in Rizal

By Jordeene B. Lagare – July 10, 2021 from The Manila Times Global Business Power Corp. (GBP), through subsidiary PH Renewables, Inc. (PHRI), started the construction of its 115-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Baras, Rizal. The solar facility, located within a […]