electricity

Power co-ops borrowed P1.8B to improve services

About 36 electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide secured a total of P1.8 billion in loans in…

Meralco firm to supply SM with clean power

MPower, the retail electricity supply unit of Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), will provide clean…

Meralco gets P75-B loan to boost LNG venture

Manila Electric Co., the country’s largest private electric distribution utility, will take out P75 billion…

ACEN, US partner test run hybrid project in India

ACEN Corp. and United States-based BrightNight have started testing and commissioning the first phase of…

Davao Light seeks fresh permit to sell power

Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Co. is seeking the approval of the Energy Regulatory Commission…

Electricity grid rate tipped to rise in Feb

Transmission rates may increase next month as electricity superhighway National Grid Corp. of the Philippines…

MSpectrum switches on solar rooftop facility in Cavite

MSpectrum Inc., the solar energy arm of Manila Electric Co., activated a new solar rooftop…

Power giants’ $3.3-B deal up for review anew

The Philippine Competition Commissions’ (PCC approval of a $3.3-billion deal between power giants will trigger…

Meralco bags deal to build 600-MW gas plant in Singapore

PacificLight Power Pte Ltd., a subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), won the contract to…

Solar firms urge DOE to speed up auctions

Firms engaged in solar power developments are urging the government to conduct the fourth round…