Negros Power has secured a five-year, 20-megawatt baseload supply contract with Aboitiz Power Corp.’s Therma Visayas, a deal expected to fortify energy security as Central Negros works to fully recover from Typhoon Tino’s damage.
Aboitiz Power Corp., the power generation and distribution unit of the Aboitiz Group, posted a net income of P10.6 billion in the third quarter, a 5 percent gain from the year-earlier period, driven mainly by improved margins from its generation segment.
Aboitiz Power Corp. said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aboitiz Renewables, Inc., has received confirmation from the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) that the Thunder Consortium has been awarded the sale and privatization of the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) Hydroelectric Power Plant Complex.
The power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is now compelled to temporarily procure supply from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) as the contracted emergency power supply agreement (EPSA) with Aboitiz Power Corp. worth 300 megawatts (MW) ended on Wednesday.
US airlines scrambled Saturday to restore disrupted schedules after a four-hour nationwide flight grounding triggered by an air traffic control network failure, with thousands of cancellations and delays expected to ripple through the weekend.
Plants cannot complain when the heat gets unbearable or water becomes scarce. But they do send out distress signals, and scientists have developed a tiny sensor that could help farmers detect them before crops show visible signs of damage.
Travelers planning a Visayas holiday can now map out multi-island trips based on the number of days they have, with a new website bringing destination guides, personalized itineraries and booking services under one digital roof.
Not every sporting achievement needs a stadium full of spectators, a television audience running into the millions, or a superstar whose face sells everything from sneakers to soft drinks. Sometimes, all it takes is a patch of sand, two determined athletes, and a crowd that knows exactly what is at stake.