Dupinga Mini Hydro Corp. (DMHC) has secured a Certificate of Compliance (COC) from the Energy Regulatory Commission for its 5-megawatt Dupinga Run-of-River (ROR) Power Plant, paving the way for the facility’s commercial operations.
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said its pending rate reset application before the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will move forward after regulators denied a bid by consumer advocacy group National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms Inc. (NASECORE) to stall the proceedings.
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced a modest decrease of P0.0151 per kWh in electricity rates for May, bringing the typical household rate to P14.3345 per kWh, down from P14.3496 in April.
A private consortium is ramping up rural electrification with a P2.1-billion investment to deploy one of the Philippines’ largest portfolios of off-grid microgrids, targeting underserved island communities.
Transport authorities are rolling out a plan to ease the squeeze from limited LRT-2 operations. Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has ordered the LTFRB and LRTA to study issuing special permits for buses to run the full LRT-2 route—Antipolo to Recto and back—stopping at all stations.
Artificial intelligence can sound like the smartest person in the room, until it starts giving advice that could do real harm. Now, two physicists at The George Washington University say they may have found a way to predict when that happens, using a surprisingly simple mathematical formula.
OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. has improved how it monitors the tailings storage facility at its Didipio Mine, using new technology to track changes in the structure, especially during the rainy season when heavy rainfall can increase risks.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to increase the minimum capital requirement for stock brokers and dealers, aiming to strengthen financial safeguards and align the local market with international standards.