Power News

December 17, 2024

How First Gen is expanding its portfolio to meet PHL’s power demand

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – December 17, 2024 | 12:05 am from Business World FIRST GEN Corp. is diversifying its energy portfolio to meet the Philippines’ power demand, with a strong focus on renewable energy sources like geothermal and solar. […]
December 17, 2024

ACEN eyes 1.2-GW of additional capacity in 2025

By Gabriell Christel Galang – Dec 16, 2024 04:19 PM from Manila Bulletin Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has set a target of adding 1.2 gigawatts (GW) of operational capacity by 2025. In a briefing on Monday, Dec. 16, Eric Francia, ACEN […]
December 16, 2024

Meralco eyes ₱50B for upgrades

By Lenie Lectura – December 16, 2024 from Business Mirror THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) may earmark as much as P70 billion to improve its distribution network and roll out smart meters, among others, over the next five years. Of […]
December 16, 2024

DOE pushes clean energy transition

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 16, 2024, 1:05 am from manilastandard.net Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla The Department of Energy challenged developers and financiers to design long-term financing mechanisms for high-capital-expenditure power projects. It said this would support the […]
December 16, 2024

PetroWind eyes to complete Nabas wind farm by 2025

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – December 16, 2024 | 12:07 am from Business World ONCE THE INSTALLATION of the remaining three 2.2- megawatt (MW) turbines is completed, the expansion will enable the company to increase the wind project’s capacity to […]
December 14, 2024

Regulator clears Meralco’s 1,200-MW deal with SMC unit

By Lisbet K. Esmael – 02:06 AM December 14, 2024 from inquirer.net / Philippine Daily Inquirer Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) 1,200-megawatt (MW) power supply deal with a subsidiary of San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP) secured approval from the […]
December 14, 2024

Nuclear energy seen as key solution to climate challenges

By Brix Lelis – December 13, 2024 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. MANILA, Philippines —  Nuclear energy will not only serve as a dependable backbone for the power grid but also emerge as a vital […]
December 13, 2024

Meralco, PNP partner vs power pilferage

By TDT – 13 Dec 2024, 00:20 Power partners The Manila Electric Company and the Philippine National Police have solidified their partnership to address electricity theft. The partnership was sealed among (from left) Meralco head of Corporate Security Management Michael […]
December 13, 2024

DOE to hold auction for offshore wind projects in Q3 next year

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 12, 2024, 7:15 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy (DOE) said Thursday it will hold the 5th Round of the Green Energy Auction Program (GEA-5), exclusively dedicated to offshore wind projects, in […]
December 13, 2024

Aboitiz Power’s largest solar project energized in Negros Occidental

By Gabriell Christel Galang – Dec 12, 2024 03:25 PM from Manila Bulletin Aboitiz Power Corporation’s renewable energy unit, Aboitiz Renewables Inc. (ARI), has energized its largest solar project to date, the 173-megawatt peak (MWp) Calatrava Solar Project in Negros […]