Energy & Mining
EU funded program to speed up Mindanao electrification
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is optimistic of the successful pursuit of its I-PURE or Integration of Productive Uses of Renewable Energy program in Mindanao and deepen further the island's electrification rate of only 80 percent at the moment.
Meralco formalizes agreement with American nuclear energy developer
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has signed a cooperative agreement with American firm Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. (USNC) looking into the possible deployment of one or more micro-modular reactor (MMR) nuclear energy systems in the Philippines.
Repower commissions 1.4MW run-of-river facility in Quezon
Repower Energy Development Corp., the listed pure hydropower subsidiary arm of Pure Energy Holdings Corp., said Thursday it has successfully commissioned its newest run-of-river...
Electric cooperatives draw loans worth P900M from NEA
The bulk of financial assistance extended by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to electric cooperatives (ECs) as of end-October this year beefed up their capital structure.
‘Bulk or 80 percent of Meralco charges are pass-through’
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has rejected notions that its corporate behavior and practice rather than the broad economy as a whole are to blame for such conditions as the country's supposed inability to pull off large batches of foreign investments.
