Meralco rates down by P0.04/kWh in November billing

Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will experience slight financial relief on their pockets this month, as the electricity rate it will pass on will be lower by P0.0395 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in its November billing.

EESL invests Rs 37 crore in Thailand-based SWAG EV

The state-run Energy Efficiency Services (EESL) has announced an initial investment of $5 million (Rs 37 crore) in Thailand-based electric two-wheeler maker SWAG EV. The move is said to promote the concept of convergence – bringing together electric mobility, renewable energy and carbon finance to catalyse energy transformation in Southeast Asia.

Gov’t urged to boost renewable energy amid pandemic

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian today urged the government to maximize the potential of renewable energy (RE) sources in the country and step up the energy transition as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is leading to reduction in fossil fuel consumption.