December 14, 2020

NPC’s shift to RE means P13.5-B savings yearly

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 14, 2020, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The shift of state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) to renewable energy (RE) technologies in powering the off-grid areas could yield savings of up to P13.5 billion annually […]
August 29, 2020

Energy experts urge expedited transition to renewable power

By Adam J. Ang – August 25, 2020 | 6:57 pm from Business World VESTAS THE Philippines must pick up the pace of its transition to clean power if it wants to make unacceptably risky for developers to build facilities […]
August 25, 2020

Nuke energy will ‘require subsidies,’ nixed for PHL mix

By Lenie Lectura – August 25, 2020 from Business Mirror File photo: Bataan Nuclear Power Plant ENERGY experts on Monday thumbed down the possibility of injecting nuclear energy into the country’s energy mix, saying it is unviable and unprofitable. Sara […]
May 5, 2020

More Asian banks seen avoiding coal projects

By Lenie Lectura – May 5, 2020 from Business Mirror More financial institutions in Asia are likely to end their support for coal power projects after Japan’s two largest institutional banks recently announced that they would stop financing new coal-fired […]