March 22, 2018

DoE eyes vessels for oil exploration

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – March 22, 2018 from The Manila Times The Department of Energy (DoE) is thinking of using funds from the Malampaya gas facility to buy research vessels to explore possible oil resources in Philippine waters, an […]
March 16, 2018

SMC to subscribe to power unit’s notes issue

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – March 16, 2018 from The Manila Times CONGLOMERATE San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said it would subscribe to redeemable securities worth $650 million (P33.85 billion) to partly finance the acquisition of the 630-megawatt (MW) Masinloc coal […]
March 13, 2018

Duterte: Firms must join rural electrification drive

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – March 13, 2018 from The Manila Times President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed the Department of Energy (DoE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to allow the private sector to participate in the complete electrification of […]
March 12, 2018

Waste-to-power plant set to open

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – March 12, 2108 from The Manila Times LAPU-LAPU CITY, CEBU: The first waste-to-energy facility in the Phiippines is expected to become fully operational this December. A soft opening of the facility, situated inside the Cebu Light […]