Energy
PH firms, innovators earn ASEAN Energy Awards for practical, market-ready energy solutions
Philippine companies and innovators recently secured multiple citations at the 2025 ASEAN Energy Awards, highlighting energy solutions that deliver measurable efficiency gains and economic value.
House lawmakers meet IAEA chief to advance nuclear energy agenda
A member of the House of Representatives recently met with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi to discuss the potential role of nuclear energy in addressing the country’s ongoing power challenges.
Globe sets up battery hubs to keep network running during typhoons
Globe Telecom Inc. is deploying battery charging hubs in typhoon-prone areas of South Luzon and Bicol to help keep mobile and internet services running during power outages.
Energy deals power Philippine M&A boom
The Philippine energy sector is gearing up to anchor a fresh wave of mergers and acquisitions in 2026, riding on strong deal momentum and sustained investor appetite that carried through 2025, according to Isla Lipana & Co./PwC Philippines.
PCC clears hydro deal with guardrails
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has cleared the proposed sale by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corporation of the Caliraya, Botocan, and Kalayaan pumped storage power plants to Cleanergy 9 Power Inc., an Aboitiz Group unit—subject to binding safeguards to protect competition in the Luzon power market.
