January 20, 2021

Meralco sees no impact from lifeline rate extension

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 19, 2021 | 7:52 pm from Business World PHILSTAR MANILA ELECTRIC CO. (Meralco) said Tuesday that the pending extension of the lifeline power rate subsidy will have no effect on the distribution utility, as […]
January 15, 2021

First Balfour bags EPC deal for EDC plant in Albay

By Jordeene B. Lagare – January 15, 2021 from The Manila Times First Balfour Inc. has won the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for Lopez-led Energy Development Corp.’s (EDC) 23-megawatt Palayan Binary geothermal power plant project in Manito town, […]
January 15, 2021

Household electrification rate hits 92.96% in Oct. — DoE

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 14, 2021 | 7:46 pm from Business World THE household electrification rate was 92.96% as of October, equivalent to 23.23 million households with access to power, the Department of Energy (DoE) said, citing data […]
January 12, 2021

Luzon power projects with supporting battery storage, financing estimated at 320 MW

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 11, 2021 | 8:04 pm from Business World   REUTERS THE Energy department has identified 13 power projects in Luzon which have obtained financing and are supported by battery energy storage systems (BESS), with their […]