First Gen Corp., the power generation arm of the Lopez Group, said it expects to finalize within two to three months a deal to sell a 60 percent stake in its natural gas business to Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc., owned by billionaire Enrique Razon Jr.
First Gen Corporation, the Lopez Group’s clean and renewable energy provider, reported a 12 percent decline in attributable recurring net income for 2024, amounting to USD245 million (P14.0 billion), compared to USD277 million (P15.4 billion) in 2023.
A little over a dozen companies listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), including those owned by prominent families, are now required to submit monthly public ownership reports (POR)—an early-warning system established by the bourse to monitor firms teetering close to the minimum ownership threshold.
The Visayas power grid was briefly placed under a yellow alert on Thursday, December 11, due to several power plants being unavailable. A yellow alert means power reserves are low, but rolling outages are not yet expected.
The Department of Energy (DOE) is taking steps to address renewable energy projects under the Green Energy Auction (GEA) program that have failed to meet their committed delivery timelines.
The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) expects the Luzon and Mindanao power grids to remain generally stable in 2026 based on current supply levels, officials said Thursday in a briefing in Pasig City.
Alternergy Holdings Corp. has secured system impact study (SIS) approval from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for all five renewable energy projects it won under the fourth Green Energy Auction (GEA 4).