Power News

January 20, 2025

Semirara Mining sets 2025 capex at P6.9B

By Jed Macapagal – January 20, 2025 from Malaya Business Insight Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) is preparing to spend as much as P6.9 billion for capital expenditure (capex) this year. The company said in a statement over the […]
January 20, 2025

NGCP: Gov’t uses dark fiber network for free

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 19, 2025, 7:20 pm From manilastandard.net National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said over the weekend no third party is using and benefiting from its dark fiber network except the government. NGCP, […]
January 20, 2025

Offshore wind to add 16 GW in new capacity — Energy dep’t

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – January 19, 2025 | 8:30 pm from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it is projecting more than 16 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity from offshore wind power projects. The DoE said it […]
January 18, 2025

ACEN, partner power renewable energy project in India

By Brix Lelis – January 18, 2025 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star The Optima Maharashtra project, which utilizes wind and solar technologies, is poised to power around 230,000 homes and reduce carbon emissions by 225,000 metric tons annually, ACEN […]
January 18, 2025

DOE endorsed 191 projects for grid impact study in 2024

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 17, 2025, 8:05 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy said Friday it endorsed to transmission operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines 12 projects for system impact study in December, bringing the […]
January 17, 2025

DMCI Power says 2024 energy sales volume up 9%

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – January 17, 2025 | 12:05 am from Business World PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO OFFGRID energy generator DMCI Power Corp. (DPC) reported energy sales of 491.2 gigawatt-hours (GWh) for 2024, a 9% increase from the previous year, […]
January 17, 2025

Meralco, ABS-CBN renews retail power supply deal

By Jed Macapagal – January 17, 2025 from Malaya Business Insight Local retail electricity supplier MPower, a unit of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), has renewed a retail supply agreement with ABS-CBN Corp. covering its main buildings in Quezon City. The […]
January 17, 2025

Alternergy’s Balsik solar project in Bataan secured with P1-billion RCBC loan

By Gabriell Christel Galang – Jan 16, 2025 02:47 PM from Manila Bulletin Renewable energy firm Alternergy Holdings Corp. announced that it has secured financing for its Balsik Solar Power Project in Hermosa, Bataan. In a disclosure to the Philippine […]
January 17, 2025

Electricity grid rate tipped to rise in February

By Lisbet K. Esmael – 02:28 AM January 16, 2025 from inquirer.net / Philippine Daily Inquirer Transmission rates may increase next month as electricity superhighway National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) will start collecting money spent for standby power […]
January 16, 2025

NGCP: 4 Chinese board members not a threat

By Lenie Lectura – January 15, 2025 from Business Mirror File photo shows NGCP Substation 1 (Photo by Nonie Reyes/BM) China’s 40-percent stake in the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) does not mean that it has control over […]