December 8, 2023

NEA loans to electric co-ops hit P975.54M at end-Nov.

December 6, 2023 | 8:33 pm – Sheldeen Joy Talavera from Business World PHILSTAR THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) has lent P975.54 million to at least 26 electric cooperatives (ECs) as of the end of November. According to the NEA, […]
December 7, 2023

DOE promotes climate finance, pushes early phaseout of PH coal power plants

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 6, 2023, 8:55 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy (DOE) said Wednesday climate financing is key to the success of the Philippines’ energy transition even as it encouraged a voluntary early and […]
December 7, 2023

Alternergy taps K2M of Denmark to develop 164-MW wind projects

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 6, 2023, 8:45 pm from manilastandard.net Alternergy Holdings Corp. and K2 Management (K2M), an energy transition project management and engineering consultancy firm, teamed up to construct two onshore wind power projects with a […]
December 7, 2023

Meralco refund controversy lingers

By Ray S. Eñano – December 6, 2023, 8:35 pm from manilastandard.net “Meralco’s erroneous billing should not have happened in the the first place, given the supposed strict regulatory environment that protects consumers from abuses.” Electricity rates in the Philippines […]