Energy & Mining
‘Nuclear power generation better in the hands of cooperatives, not capitalists’
The operation of small modular reactors (SMR) using nuclear energy in off-grid areas should be given to cooperatives to maximize its benefits, according to...
Japan’s JGC Group gets to build the 20-MW Bataan solar project
Renewable energy firm Alternergy Holdings Corp. has awarded the construction of the 20-megawatt Solana solar power project in Hermosa, Bataan to the Philippine unit...
ACEN set to announce more overseas RE projects
ACEN Corp. continues to expand its portfolio of renewable energy (RE) projects abroad with plans for more such projects in six to nine months...
‘It’s more expensive buying existing facilities than build new power plants’
Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) would rather restart the development of aborted power projects than acquire existing facilities which are sold at prohibitive prices.
“We...
Oil import bill in 2022 up 64 percent to $19-B
The country's net oil import bill last year grew 64 percent to $19.02 billion from only $11.57 billion the year before, according to data from the Department of Energy (DOE).
The...
