July 12, 2017

AboitizPower to get 100% ownership of solar project in Negros Occidental

By Lenie Lectura – July 11, 2017 from Business Mirror ABOITIZ Power Corp., through its renewable-energy (RE) arm Aboitiz Renewables Inc. (ARI), will soon assume full ownership of a 59-megawatt (MW) solar-power project in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. In a disclosure on Tuesday, the […]
June 29, 2017

Citicore Power seeking DOE okay for 1,000-MW goal for RE projects

By Lenie Lectura – June 28, 2017 from Business Mirror CITICORE Power Inc. (CPI) is actively pursuing hydropower investments to meet its 1,000 megawatt (MW) capacity target of renewable energy (RE). The company, currently an active member of the PhilHydro Association Inc., said on Wednesday it has […]
June 17, 2017

RE policy vacuum worries industry players

By Myrna M. Velasco –  June 16, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Investors have been losing sleep for what they now see as lingering ‘policy vacuum’ in the renewable energy (RE) sector because of delayed government actions on key […]
May 15, 2017

Scrapping of zero VAT RE to drive up electricity rates

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 14, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The country’s renewable energy (RE) developers are appealing to Congress for the retention of value-added tax (VAT) zero-rating incentive set forth for such projects, noting that enforcing otherwise […]