Energy & Mining

ACEN Corp.’s retail arm ACEN RES will supply 100 percent renewable energy—from solar, wind, and geothermal sources—to ACS Manufacturing’s two key Laguna facilities.

The Power for People Coalition (P4P) urges the Energy Regulatory Commission to suspend Wholesale Electricity Spot Market operations in Visayas and Mindanao until supply stabilizes, to shield consumers from record spot rates—P18.59/kWh and P19.56/kWh respectively—announced this week.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued revised, more practical Grid Compliance Test (GCT) requirements for older power plants, offering a clear path for these facilities to prove they can operate safely and reliably within the national power grid. The new policy, announced Thursday, applies to legacy plants—those that began commercial operations before the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 was enacted.

Philippine Aurion Solar Technologies Inc. is investing over P3.34 billion to build a solar cells manufacturing facility within the First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP) in Sto. Tomas, Batangas.

ACS Manufacturing Corp., maker of Pride Detergent, Shield Bath Soap, and Unique Toothpaste, is shifting its two key Laguna manufacturing facilities to 100 percent renewable electricity under a new supply agreement with ACEN Renewable Energy Solutions (ACEN RES).