Energy & Mining

Manila Electric Co., the country’s largest power distributor, has tapped Korea Electric Power Corp. to help it promote wider smart meter usage in the Philippines.

The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy (MENRE) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have signed a transition agreement aimed at advancing the region's renewable energy (RE) agenda.

ACEN Corp. said on Wednesday that subsidiary ACEN Vietnam Investments Pte. Ltd. (ACEV) has an agreement with Huntington Renewable Investments Ltd. to acquire a 49 percent stake in BIM Energy Holding Corp. (BIMEH), a move aimed at bolstering its renewable energy portfolio in Vietnam.

Meralco affiliate MGEN Gas Energy Holdings Inc. (MNatural Gas) is optimistic about winning a contract to build a new 600 megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired power plant in Singapore.

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has successfully energized the 230-kilovolt (kV) Cebu-Bohol Interconnection Project (CBIP), marking a significant milestone in improving the resilience of the Bohol grid and enhancing the operational flexibility of the Cebu transmission system.