March 16, 2021

SMPC allots P4-B capex this year for coal mining, power generation ventures

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 15, 2021, 12:47 PM from Manila Bulletin Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) will funnel P4.0 billion capital expenditures (capex) for its businesses this year, primarily for the purchase of mining and support […]
March 15, 2021

Electric coops top 14-M customer-connections

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 15, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Despite funding shortfall precipitated by the pandemic, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported that the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) still surpassed its targeted 14 million customer-connections as […]
March 13, 2021

First Gen to make 690 MW available for Energy dep’t green energy program

By Angelica Y. Yang – March 10, 2021 | 7:28 pm from Business World FIRST GEN Corp. said Wednesday that it will make available around 690 megawatts (MW) of geothermal power for the green energy option program (GEOP). “Primarily, our […]
March 13, 2021

EDC: Powering ‘game change’ in the hands of consumers

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 12, 2021, 2:04 PM from Manila Bulletin Currently at the fingertips of consumers are technologies and suite of solutions that must satiate their changing preferences on energy usage – thanks to the government-underpinned policy […]