April 29, 2020

Aboitiz Power pays ₱9-billion cash dividends

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated April 29, 2020, 8:35 AM from Manila Bulletin Despite wading through challenges last year, listed Aboitiz Power Corporation had recompensed its shareholders with ₱9.0 billion cash dividend for 2019, which accounts for half of […]
April 29, 2020

Coops go full blast to subsidize power bills of 3-M customers

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated April 29, 2020, 8:37 AM from Manila Bulletin The country’s 121 electric cooperatives will go full blast on their drive to subsidize the power bills of more than 3.0 million marginalized and lockdown-snagged electricity […]
April 29, 2020

Viewpoint: Meralco asks DOE to delay bidding for 1,800-MW supply

By Lenie Lectura -April 28, 2020 from Business Mirror THE Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is asking the Department of Energy (DOE) to delay the conduct of a competitive auction for 1,800 megawatts (MW) of power capacity requirement. Meralco President Ray […]
April 29, 2020

Energy efficiency industry bats for inclusion in stimulus program

By Adam J. Ang – April 28, 2020 | 9:18 pm from Business World FREEPIK THE energy efficiency industry is seeking a share of stimulus incentives to encourage investment in power conservation, which it touted as an opportunity to emerge […]