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.
Cebu Pacific has taken delivery of an additional Airbus A320neo, moving forward with its fleet modernization drive to raise operational efficiency. The aircraft arrived in Manila from Airbus’ production facility in Tianjin, China on September 11. It marks the third of four A320neo units the carrier is set to receive this year.
Cebu Pacific carried more than 2.1 million passengers in August, up 1.9 percent from a year earlier, as stronger domestic traffic offset a decline in international passengers amid tighter capacity.
Dominion Holdings Inc. (DHI) shareholders approved the company’s merger with Indophil Resources Phils. Inc. and Sonar Holdings Inc., clearing a major corporate hurdle in its bid to gain control of the Tampakan copper-gold project in South Cotabato.
The Philippine financial system remains solid even amid difficult global conditions, the Financial Stability Coordination Council (FSCC) confirmed during its 46th Executive Committee meeting held at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) headquarters in Manila. FSCC Chairman and BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. noted that global risks are still high, driven by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and unstable financial markets, but emphasized the system is well-placed to absorb any shocks.