Power News

April 19, 2022

Factories to procure clean energy from First Gen, EDC

BY LENIE LECTURA – APRIL 18, 2022 from Business Mirror File photo shows one of EDC’s 12 integrated geothermal power stations. The power unit of the Lopez Group has so far signed up 10 entities that have shifted to renewable […]
April 18, 2022

Meralco seeks bids for 1,030-MW supply

By Danessa Rivera – April 18, 2022 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star Meralco, through its Third Party Bids and Awards Committee (TBPAC), issued separate invitation to bid for the 180-MW baseload requirement for the interim and for the 850-MW […]
April 18, 2022

Meralco’s power sales climbed 6% in Q1

By Alena Mae S. Flores April 17, 2022, 7:55 pm from manilastandard.net Electricity sales of Manila Electric Co., the biggest power retailer, rose nearly 6 percent in the first quarter from a year ago as the Philippines eased mobility restrictions […]
April 18, 2022

Raslag firms up expansion plan

By Alena Mae S. Flores April 17, 2022, 7:35 pm from manilastandard.net Raslag Corp. of the Nepomuceno family is firming up expansion plans outside Pampanga province as it prepares for its initial public offering by early June, a top executive […]
April 16, 2022

DoE, WB to launch roadmap for wind power

By Philippine News Agency – April 15, 2022 from The Manila Times THE Department of Energy (DoE) and the World Bank Group (WBG) will be launching the country’s first Offshore Wind Roadmap which aims to increase the share of wind power in the country’s […]
April 16, 2022

NGCP speeds up repair on typhoon-damaged towers

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 13, 2022, 2:31 PM from Manila Bulletin Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has sped up restoration work on the power transmission towers that had been toppled down when tropical cyclone […]
April 15, 2022

Battery storage seen as critical for RE adoption

By Ram Christian S. Agustin – April 13, 2022 | 6:41 pm from Business World THE Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) said greater use of battery energy storage system (BESS) will be crucial in promoting renewable energy (RE) and achieving […]
April 15, 2022

Linden Suites taps RE from First Gen

BY LENIE LECTURA – APRIL 14, 2022 from Business Mirror File photo shows one of EDC’s 12 integrated geothermal power stations. The Linden Suites is the first hotel in the country to source 100 percent of its power requirements from […]
April 15, 2022

Raslag: Proceeds from IPO to fund solar power projects

BY LENIE LECTURA – APRIL 14, 2022 from Business Mirror Local solar energy developer Raslag Corp. will conduct its initial public offering (IPO) on June 6 to raise funds for the company’s planned solar power projects with a combined capacity […]
April 14, 2022

Philippine RE capacity up 9% in 2021, in line with global growth

By Ram Christian S. Agustin – April 12, 2022 | 7:55 pm from Business World   PSALM.GOV.PH  RENEWABLE ENERGY (RE) capacity in the Philippines grew 9% in 2021, roughly in line with the pace of global growth, the International Renewable Energy […]