December 3, 2024

ERC: EPIRA amendments could bring down power costs

By Brix Lelis – December 2, 2024 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star “The amendments in EPIRA will definitely help,” said Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chairperson and CEO Dimalanta when asked if the changes would alleviate high power costs. STAR […]
December 2, 2024

PH, UAE energy project deals start January

By Ed Paolo Salting – December 2, 2024 from The Manila Times THE Department of Energy (DOE) on Sunday said the Philippines had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to collaborate on renewable energy […]
December 2, 2024

MGen considering conversion of planned coal-fired power plants

By Jed Macapagal – December 2, 2024 from Malaya Business Insight MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) remains hopeful some sites previously intended to be developed for coal-fired power plants could be utilized instead to pursue natural-gas fired power plants. Yari Miralao, MGEN […]
December 2, 2024

ACEN set to replace coal plant with $1.5-B solar facility

By Lisbet K. Esmael – 02:07 AM December 02, 2024 from inquirer.net / Philippine Daily Inquirer Ayala-backed ACEN Corp. is keeping its aggressive renewable buildup with a planned $1.5-billion investment targeted to finance a massive solar farm and energy storage […]