Power News

September 21, 2024

Suspended ERC chief disputes Ombudsman rap

By Raffy Ayeng – Sep 20, 2024, 00:20 from Daily Tribune Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chief Atty. Monalisa Dimalanta Suspended Energy Regulatory Commission chairperson and CEO Atty. Monalisa Dimalanta stressed that her case filed at the Office of the Ombudsman […]
September 21, 2024

ACEN on track to complete wind farm in Laos

By Brix Lelis – September 21, 2024 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star ACEN’s wind power project in Ilocos Norte MANILA, Philippines — Ayala-led ACEN Corp. is making significant strides in the construction of the 600-megawatt (MW) Monsoon Wind project […]
September 21, 2024

Meralco ready to work with electric cooperatives to power the countryside

By Manila Standard Business – September 20, 2024, 8:20 pm Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the country’s most technologically-advanced distribution utility, said its existing critical infrastructure can readily be used by electric cooperatives (ECs) to power up the rest of the […]
September 20, 2024

‘ERC can adopt measures to enhance transparency’

By Business Mirror – September 20, 2024 Suspended Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairman Monalisa Dimalanta said Thursday she would push for the immediate publication of the results of deliberations on cases and petitions filed by power industry stakeholders. Dimalanta was […]
September 20, 2024

Vivant Energy unit divests from solar firm to focus on SPUG, retail supply

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 19, 2024, 8:10 pm from manilastandard.net Vivant Renewable Energy Corp. (VREC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vivant Energy Corp. (VEC), said Thursday it is divesting its 32.26-percent stake in Buskowitz Energy Inc. (BEI) to […]
September 19, 2024

Marubeni vows to invest in more Philippines energy projects

By Alexis Romero – September 19, 2024 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star Marubeni president and chief executive officer (CEO) Masumi Kakinoki paid a courtesy call on Marcos last Tuesday at Malacañang, seven months after their meeting in Tokyo, which […]
September 19, 2024

First energy-efficiency law incentives granted by BoI

By Justine Irish D. Tabile – September 18, 2024 | 9:02 pm from Business World ROBERT LINDER-UNSPLASH THE Board of Investments (BoI) approved the registration of a solar project undertaken by Nakashin Davao International, Inc., making it the first business to […]
September 19, 2024

DoE, BSP join forces to ease RE investments

By Maria Bernadette Romero – Sep 19, 2024, 00:49 from Daily Tribune The DoE is committed to working with the private sector and our partner agencies in the national government and local government units to ensure that these approved investments […]
September 18, 2024

Provincia to invest ₱15 billion in Batangas, other provinces

By VG Cabuag September 18, 2024 from Business Mirror Provincia Investments Corp., a firm owned by Solar Philippines founder Leandro Leviste, on Tuesday said it is investing over P15 billion to create jobs in Batangas and other provinces. The amount […]
September 18, 2024

DOE still ‘undecided’ on pleaded approval for Meralco’s Atimonan coal plant

BY Myrna M. Velasco – Sep 17, 2024 08:40 AM from Manila Bulletin At a glance For the Atimonan project, MGen penciled in $3.0 billion worth of investments that shall be funneled into its development; and the facility will be […]