Energy & Mining
Negros Power pours P1.3B into grid upgrades; cuts outages and expands rural electrification
Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) is seeking to accelerate its grid modernization by allocating P1.3 billion to upgrade infrastructure, expand electricity access and improve service reliability across the province.
Trump suspends Iran attack as Pakistan brokers ceasefire
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Wednesday morning in Manila) suspended planned strikes on Iran after Pakistan brokered a two-week ceasefire.
Lawmaker urges urgent shift to E15 fuel blend to cut costs, save sugar industry
A Negros Occidental lawmaker is pushing for an immediate increase in the country’s ethanol-blended fuel from 10 percent (E10) to 15 percent (E15), calling it a “practical and timely” solution to rising fuel prices and the worsening crisis in the sugar sector.
Nickel Asia subsidiary provides P4.44M for Bataan power line expansion
Jobin-SQM Inc. (JSI), part of Nickel Asia Corp.’s clean energy unit Emerging Power Inc. (EPI), has handed over P4.44 million to the Peninsula Electric Cooperative (Penelco) to fund the expansion of power lines in Bataan.
Fuel supply dips slightly; diesel imports to arrive this month
The countey’s total fuel supply is projected to last just 50.42 days, down slightly from last week’s 50.94 days, the Department of Energy (DOE) reported Tuesday. The inventory covers gasoline, diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, fuel oil, and LPG, including fuel already in the country and shipments confirmed through May 1.
