January 23, 2020

Storms’ damage to electric co-ops facilities at P1.49 billion

By Lenie Lectura -January 23, 2020 from Business Mirror Damage to electric cooperatives’ (ECs) facilities brought about by the recent typhoons reached P1.491 billion, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Wednesday. The NEA-Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (NEA-DRRMD) reported […]
January 22, 2020

DOE leads interagency body for energy efficiency projects

By Lenie Lectura -January 22, 2020 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) has organized a committee tasked to evaluate and approve government energy efficiency projects. Aside from its main task, the Inter-Agency Energy Efficiency and Conservation Committee (IAEECC) […]
January 21, 2020

Strong residential push gives Meralco better sales in 2019

By Lenie Lectura -January 21, 2020 from Business Mirror A lineman from Meralco checks on electric cables in San Andres, Manila, in this BusinessMirror file photo. THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) registered “better” electricity sales last year versus a year […]
January 20, 2020

Alsons Power starts work on its 1st RE project in Sarangani

By Lenie Lectura -January 20, 2020 from Business Mirror THE Alsons Power Group has commenced construction of its first renewable-energy (RE) project in Sarangani province. It said Sunday that its 14.5-megawatt run-of-river hydroelectric power plant at the Siguil River basin […]