Meralco power rates up in June
Households and businesses in areas served by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) can expect to see higher power bills in June after the power distributor paid more for electricity it sold to consumers. In a statement on Friday, Meralco said that its overall rate for a typical household rose by P0.3982 per kWh to P10.4612 per kWh […]
Shell to invest $66m to build LNG import terminal in the Philippines
The proposed project will include a 3.8Mtpa FSRU, subsea and onshore gas pipelines, and pigging stations. Shell Energy Philippines is reportedly planning to invest PHP3.5bn ($66m) to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Batangas City, the Philippines.
Solar power for public schools eyed in Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte is looking forward to reducing its carbon footprint and improving its air quality by powering its public schools with solar energy. The solar panels will be initially installed at the rooftop building of the relatively new College of Medicine at the Batac campus of the state-run Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU).
Philippines considers SMRs and reviving Bataan NPP
Carlo Arcilla, director of the Philippines Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has said the government could simultaneously pursue efforts to rehabilitate and commission the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) while also developing plans to build new small modular reactors (SMRs).
PSALM told to disconnect 2 Mindanao electric cooperatives with unpaid dues
The Department of Finance (DOF) told state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) to disconnect Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Lasureco) from the grid and curtail Maguindanao Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s (Magelco’s) supply of power after failing to settle their outstanding debts of over P16 billion in total. Both electric cooperatives (ECs) were also unable […]
Philippine government expert urges adoption of small nuclear reactors
Carlo Arcilla, director of the Department of Science and Technology, said the advanced nuclear reactors could provide the country with continuous energy with zero pollution. As the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. considers the inclusion of nuclear power in the country’s energy mix, the government’s nuclear science chief is pushing for the adoption […]
Marcos tackles food security, climate change with European envoys
Food security, climate change, and renewable energy were among the topics discussed by President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos with ambassadors from Spain, Morocco, and Germany during separate meetings on Tuesday morning.
MVP: Clearer policies needed to build more power plants
The country needs to build more power plants to meet the ever-growing power demand and to create a truly liberal electricity spot market, but government must lay down clearer policies on the generation mix, business titan Manuel V. Pangilinan said.
