September 9, 2021

Over 500,000 consumers suffer brownouts; but DOE chief is busy with politics

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 8, 2021, 6:02 PM from Manila Bulletin More than 500,000 customers in Luzon and thousands more of Visayas customers suffered brownouts because of typhoon-induced trippings of transmission lines as well as damages incurred by […]
September 9, 2021

EDC calls for faster energy mix transition

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 8, 2021, 4:30 PM from Manila Bulletin Echoing ‘code red’ alarm on the escalated global warming, leading renewable energy developer Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is reinforcing calls for the country to accelerate its energy […]
September 8, 2021

Fort Pilar Energy buys Davao del Sur solar plant for P1.5b

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 07, 2021 at 07:45 pm from manilastandard.net Fort Pilar Energy Inc., a company owned by the family of Rep. Mikee Romero, acquired Alterpower Digos Solar Inc. which owns a 28.59-megawatt solar plant in […]
September 8, 2021

DoE confused on ‘approval process’ of Uy’s Malampaya stake acquisition

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 7, 2021, 5:14 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has displayed its sense of ‘incertitude’ or ‘confusion’ when two officials of the agency gave conflicting answers to a question on what […]