Energy
Ancillary service costs push up NGCP rates, hit Meralco customers
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported a 5.49 percent increase in transmission rates for the June 2025 supply month, driven by a 9.32 percent hike in ancillary services (AS) costs.
Fuel prices climb again Tuesday amid global oil jitters
Retail fuel prices are set to rise again this Tuesday, with increases of up to P0.70 per liter for gasoline and P1.40 per liter for diesel, according to Jetti Petroleum Inc. president Leo Bellas.
Public hearing set for NIA’s renewable-powered irrigation project
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) has scheduled a public scoping next week for the proposed Lipitan Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (SRIP), a National Irrigation Administration (NIA) initiative aimed at boosting irrigation and renewable energy in the province.
NEA six-month loans to electric co-ops surge to P1.5B
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) extended P1.54 billion in loans to 24 electric cooperatives (ECs) in the first half of 2025, marking a 76 percent increase from the P873.31 million issued to 21 ECs in the same period last year.
EDC eyes 13.5 MW boost for Negros geothermal plant
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has scheduled a public scoping on 23 July 2025 for the proposed 13.5 MW expansion of the Palinpinon 1 geothermal plant in Valencia, Negros Oriental.
