ACEN, the listed renewable energy arm of the Ayala Group and one of the fastest-growing renewable energy platforms in Asia-Pacific, has extended up to P4 billion in short-term financing to wholly owned subsidiary Sanmar Solar Inc. to support the expansion of a large-scale solar facility in Zambales.
ACEN Corp., the green energy arm of the Ayala Group, said its wholly-owned unit, ACEN Australia, has secured access rights to the Central West-Orana Renewable Energy Zone (CWO REZ) for projects in New South Wales, which includes power generation from solar and wind energy.
ACEN, the listed energy company of the Ayala Group, will soon begin building the 60-megaWatt Pangasinan Solar farm, the listed power firm’s first development in the province and the second solar farm to start a major construction this year.
ACEN, the listed energy platform of the Ayala Group, will increase its power generation capacity with the development of a new 300-megawatt solar farm, called Palauig 2 Solar, in Zambales at a cost of P16 billion.
PNB Holdings Corporation (PHC), the real estate arm of Philippine National Bank, has signed a deal with First Gen Group, the country’s leading renewable energy firm, for the direct supply of over 5 megawatts (MW) of clean power to two of its flagship properties, deepening ties between the Lucio Tan Group and the energy company.
NLEX Corporation reported a 2 percent rise in first-half 2026 net income, climbing to ₱7.46 billion from ₱7.33 billion in the same period a year earlier, as higher toll revenues countered softer traffic volumes and steeper operating and maintenance costs driven by an ongoing fuel price crisis.
ChatGPT may be doing more than writing emails, brainstorming ideas, and settling arguments about dinner. New research suggests the AI can also create personality tests—and predict how people will answer them.
Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc. led the Philippine Stock Exchange’s (PSE) weekly price gainers, while Swift Foods Inc. posted the steepest decline, according to the latest PSE market data.