Energy
PHI cuts power rates, delivers household savings in Visayas
Razon-led Primelectric Holdings Inc. (PHI) is accelerating infrastructure upgrades, system loss reduction initiatives, and smart market strategies across its three power distribution utilities to maintain competitive electricity rates and enhance service quality.
Aboitiz Power building 500 MW solar projects in Ilocos Norte
Aboitiz Power Corp. is advancing its renewable energy (RE) strategy with the development of two major solar power projects in Ilocos Norte, totaling 538.48 megawatts (MW) and valued at P34.5 billion, according to filings with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Management Bureau (EMB).
Big drop in power costs seen with full RE rollout
Electricity prices in the Philippines could fall below ₱1 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) by 2050 if all renewable energy (RE) projects under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Green Energy Auction (GEA) Program are fully implemented, according to DOE undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara.
ACEN, UPC begin construction of major India renewables
ACEN Corp., the renewable energy arm of the Ayala Group, has partnered with UPC Renewables for the construction of two green energy projects in India: a 420-megaWatt solar farm in Rajasthan and a 120 MW wind farm in Karnataka.
SM Prime Schools Switch to Cleaner Power via RAP
SM Prime Holdings Inc. has shifted two of its educational institutions — National University (NU) and Asia Pacific College (APC) — to cleaner electricity through the Retail Aggregation Program (RAP), the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said on Wednesday.
