Energy
First Gen securing P60B to fund geothermal activities
First Gen Corp. is securing as much as P60 billion from a combination loan and internally generated funds to finance the drilling of as many as 40 wells and extract steam for its geothermal projects.
NGCP readies contingent measures amid Taal unrest
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Sunday bared contingency measures in place should Taal volcano activity in Batangas disrupt transmission facilities.
PNOC-EC projects high rate of success at Malampaya prospects
State-run Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) projected a high 80 percent success rate in prospecting for new wells at the Malampaya service contract area off the northwestern coast of Palawan.
NEA counting poles with DPWH engineers in data base program
The government is compiling data on utility poles and facilities of electric cooperatives (ECs) around the country whose geological position potentially conflicts with the road-widening program of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
ACEN infusing P463.6M equity into 2 renewable energy units
ACEN Corp. said Friday it will infuse P463.6 million in additional capital to two wholly-owned subsidiaries to bankroll their development of renewable energy projects...
