June 19, 2020

Off-grid utilities view renewables as less prone to disruption in crises

By Adam J. Ang – June 18, 2020 | 8:11 pm from Business World     OFF-GRID electric cooperatives are plowing ahead with their transition to clean energy after the pandemic demonstrated that renewables are resilient and less likely to be disrupted […]
June 18, 2020

Vivant Energy taps Malaysian firm to develop solar projects

By Lenie Lectura – June 18, 2020 from Business Mirror Vivant Energy Corp. said it has tapped a Malaysian solar energy provider to develop two solar power projects. An EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contract was awarded to Solarvest Energy Sdn […]
June 17, 2020

ADB makes pitch for more clean energy investment in stimulus spending

By Adam J. Ang – June 16, 2020 | 8:35 pm from Business World REUTERS THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) encouraged governments to include more investment in renewable energy in their economic recovery plans after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) […]
June 17, 2020

NGCP, power distributors asked to update capex plans

By Adam J. Ang – June 16, 2020 | 8:30 pm from Business World BW FILE PHOTO THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) directed all power utilities and the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to update their capital expenditure […]