Power News

December 21, 2024

Alternergy scores maiden funding for Tanay project

By Maria Bernadette Romero – 21 Nov 2024, 14:16 from The Daily Tribune The Tanay Wind Power Project is Alternergy’s largest undertaking to date and a key component of its goal to achieve 500 MW of capacity by 2026. The […]
December 21, 2024

Meralco’s power sales grew 6.6% in 11 months

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 20, 2024, 7:10 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) reported a 6.6-percent increase in its power sales from January to November to 49,953 gigawatt-hours (GWh) from 46,866 GWh in the […]
December 21, 2024

6 power projects endorsed for operating permits

By Lisbet K. Esmael – 10:37 AM December 20, 2024 from @lisbetesmael / inquirer.net / Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) has endorsed six existing and newly built power plant projects to the Energy Regulatory […]
December 20, 2024

ACEN unit wins Australia power project

By Ed Paolo Salting – December 20, 2024 from The Manila Times ACEN Corp. business unit ACEN Australia was awarded a Capacity Investment Scheme Agreement (CISA) by the Australian government to build the 900-megawatt (MW) Valley of the Winds energy […]
December 20, 2024

DOE endorses 179 power projects for impact study by NGCP

By Brix Lelis – December 19, 2024 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star From January to November, renewable energy (RE) developments accounted for about 97.2 percent or 174 of the total endorsed projects, while the remaining were energy storage system […]
December 20, 2024

Consumer advocate warns Senate of higher power rates unless Meralco franchise bill gets amended

By Dhel Nazario – Dec 18, 2024 05:41 PM from Manila Bulletin A consumer rights advocate called on the Senate to amend key provisions in the proposed measure to renew the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) franchise, aiming to protect consumers […]
December 19, 2024

Meralco to refund customers P987M

By Lisbet K. Esmael – 02:14 AM December 19, 2024 from inquirer.net / Philippine Daily Inquirer The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ordered distribution giant Manila Electric Co. to refund an initial P987.16 million to its customers, an amount that was […]
December 19, 2024

Consumers seek reform on DU franchise bill

By Maria Bernadette Romero – 19 Dec 2024, 10:43 from The Daily Tribune A consumer rights advocate is urging the Senate to introduce amendments to the proposed renewal of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) franchise to protect consumers from potential […]
December 19, 2024

Transparency in energy sector eyed

By Lorenz S. Marasigan – December 19, 2024 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has unveiled a series of digital transformation initiatives designed to streamline processes and enhance transparency across the energy sector. ERC Chairman and CEO Monalisa […]
December 19, 2024

NKS Solar spending $100m on first phase of floating solar plant

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 18, 2024, 6:55 pm from manilastandard.net NKS Solar One, a joint venture between Blueleaf Energy Philippines and NKS Energy Utilities, is looking at capital expenditure of $100 million for the construction and completion […]