Power News

June 7, 2023

Aboitiz Power completes acquisition of higher stake in Mindanao coal plant

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 6, 2023, 9:35 am from manilastandard.net Aboitiz Power Corp. said Monday it completed the acquisition of an additional 35.4-percent equity in STEAG State Power Inc., the operator of the 210-megawatt Mindanao coal-fired power […]
June 7, 2023

ACEN gets approval to acquire wind projects in Texas

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 6, 2023, 9:55 am from manilastandard.net ACEN Corp. of the Ayala Group said Monday it received US regulatory approval for the acquisition of eight operating wind projects in Texas. ACEN said in a […]
June 7, 2023

Buhawind Energy assesses port facility for offshore wind project

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Jun 6, 2023 11:44 AM from Manila Bulletin AT A GLANCE Port facility is a key component of infrastructure development on advancing offshore wind projects in the country. Buhawind Energy, a joint venture of Yuchengco-led […]
June 6, 2023

German chamber, Napocor team up to study use of green hydrogen, fuel cell

By Othel V. Campos and Alena Mae S. Flores – June 5, 2023, 7:25 pm from manilastandard.net The German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and state-run National Power Corp. teamed up to conduct a feasibility study on the use of […]
June 6, 2023

DOE to issue policy on offshore wind investments

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Jun 5, 2023 04:30 PM from Manila Bulletin AT A GLANCE Policies and frameworks on project permitting, grid integration and warranted port facilities would be the wild jig that will catapult final investment decisions (FIDs) […]
June 6, 2023

DMCI Power to harness wind energy for Semirara Island

BY JAMES A. LOYOLA – Jun 5, 2023 02:14 PM from Manila Bulletin Leading off-grid electricity generator DMCI Power Corporation (DPC), a subsidiary of diversified engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings Inc., is set to build a wind power plant in Semirara […]
June 5, 2023

June power rates to rise as distribution rate refund ends

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 4, 2023, 7:55 pm from manilastandard.net Manila Electric Co. said over the weekend consumers may experience higher electricity rates in June with the completion of the distribution rate refund amounting to P0.87 per […]
June 5, 2023

Iloilo consumers start receiving bill deposit refunds from MORE

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 4, 2023, 7:50 pm from manilastandard.net MORE Electric and Power Corp. said over the weekend its consumers in Iloilo City started to receive their bill deposit refunds. MORE Power president and chief executive […]
June 5, 2023

ACEN announces expansion of New England solar project

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 4, 2023, 7:10 pm from manilastandard.net ACEN Australia, a unit of Ayala Group’s ACEN Corp., said over the weekend the New South Wales government decided to increase the size of the New England […]
June 3, 2023

Alternergy inaugurates solar project in Palau

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 2, 2023, 9:20 pm from manilastandard.net Alternergy Holdings Corp. and subsidiary Solar Pacific Energy Corp. inaugurated Friday the Republic of Palau’s first solar with battery energy storage system project. The Palau Solar PV […]