Energy & Mining
PH to make energy security key ASEAN agenda
The Philippines will use its ASEAN chairmanship to push for stronger regional safeguards against energy supply disruptions and faster cross-border power connectivity as Southeast Asian energy ministers meet in Manila this week.
Visayas power probe pushes transparency, reliability, consumer protection
Therma Visayas told lawmakers that it sources coal from Indonesia and uses the Indonesian Coal Index in its power supply agreements, as a House inquiry into electricity reliability in the Visayas turned attention to both supply security and pricing transparency.
Fuel prices set to rise again after brief dip, adding strain to businesses, households
Fuel prices are poised to climb higher this week, just a week after seeing a short-lived rollback, according to a local industry leader.
SMPC rightsizes workforce; seawater inflows curb Acacia mine operations
Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) is adjusting its workforce as persistent and rising seawater ingress restricts activity at its Acacia mine, with flows now overwhelming existing pumping capacity.
Semirara cuts workforce as seawater threatens Acacia mine
Semirara Mining and Power Corp. is scaling back operations at its Acacia mine as rising seawater inflows strain pumping capacity and threaten access to the mine’s remaining coal reserves.
