July 16, 2024

Major foreign, local energy firms plan to bid for CBK hydro plants

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 15, 2024, 9:00 pm from manilastandard.net Large power players such as Marubeni Corp., Semirara Mining and Power Corp., Aboitiz Group, First Gen Corp. and ACEN Corp. expressed interest in the privatization of the […]
July 16, 2024

ERC could lower RCOA threshold to 100 kW in 3-4 years

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – July 14, 2024 | 8:31 pm from Business World MOREPOWER.COM.PH THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is looking into lowering the threshold to 100 kilowatts (kW) for users to be eligible for the Retail Competition and […]
July 16, 2024

Second round of microgrid auctions expected in

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – July 14, 2024 | 8:31 pm from Business World THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it will conduct the second round of auctions for microgrid system providers (MGSP) in September. The second round involves the […]
July 16, 2024

Energy storage partnership sees size of APAC market at 3,000 island communities

By Justine Irish D. Tabile – July 14, 2024 | 8:30 pm from Business World PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO US ENERGY storage company Amber Kinetics said the potential Asia-Pacific (APAC) market for its storage technology being co-developed with regional partners is […]