Power News

July 27, 2023

FDC Green developing 11.5-MW solar project in Misamis Oriental

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 26, 2023, 7:40 pm from manilastandard.net FDC Green Energy Corp. of the Filinvest Group is developing an 11.5-megawatt solar power project within the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental province. The industrial estate […]
July 26, 2023

NGCP vows to exhaust resources to complete transmission projects

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 25, 2023, 7:25 pm from manilastandard.net Transmission and grid operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines vowed to exhaust all available resources to complete ongoing transmission projects while expediting others in the pipeline […]
July 26, 2023

Power firms laud President’s support for renewables

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 25, 2023, 7:00 pm from manilastandard.net Power industry players on Tuesday lauded the Marcos administration for addressing the country’s growing energy needs through renewable energy and removal of transmission and other regulatory bottlenecks. […]
July 26, 2023

A Brown renames subsidiary to focus on green projects

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 25, 2023, 6:50 pm from manilastandard.net A Brown Company Inc. said Tuesday it renamed subsidiary Hydro Link Projects Corp. to Northmin Renewables Corp. in line with the change in its preliminary purpose to […]
July 25, 2023

REDC up 0.80% on PSE debut

BY JAMES A. LOYOLA – Jul 24, 2023 04:27 PM from Manila Bulletin Renewable energy firm Repower Energy Development Corporation (REDC) marked its listing at the Philippine Stock Exchange with a 0.80 percent improvement in its share price to P5.04 […]
July 25, 2023

DoE: New Malampaya deal opens doors to more projects

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 24, 2023, 9:25 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy on Monday identified the renewal of the Malampaya service contract as one of the major accomplishments of the Marcos administration that focus on […]
July 24, 2023

DOE readies third round of green energy auction

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 23, 2023, 8:45 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy plans to conduct a third round of Green Energy Auction Program for geothermal, run-of-river hydro and pumped storage hydro in November 2023. DOE […]
July 24, 2023

DOE clears wind project of Basic Energy in Balayan

By Jenniffer B. Austria – July 21, 2023, 8:20 pm from manilastandard.net Basic Energy Corp. said Friday the Department of Energy approved its wind energy service contract for the Balayan Nearshore Wind Power Project. Basic said in a disclosure to […]
July 22, 2023

Gov’t offers power rate discounts to 4.2 M customers

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Jul 21, 2023 04:45 PM from Manila Bulletin Discounted electricity rates are being offered to the country’s 4.2 million marginalized or lifeline consumers within the power usage bracket zero to 100 kilowatt-hours (kWhs). Energy Undersecretary […]
July 22, 2023

Lotilla laments ‘low regulatory ranking’ of PH power sector

ERC targets 75% passing rate BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Jul 21, 2023 03:18 PM from Manila Bulletin Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla is not pleased with the ‘low regulatory ranking’ of the Philippine power industry, pulled down by enforcement […]