The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has cleared the planned energy deal with First Gen Corp., giving the power firms the regulatory go-ahead to form...
First Gen Corporation, the Lopez Group’s clean and renewable energy firm, said recurring attributable net income for the first half was flat at USD151 million (P8.6 billion) from from USD150 million (P8.4 billion) in the same period last year.
Fresh River Lakes Corp. (FRLC), a wholly owned subsidiary of First Gen Corp., has secured a total of P15 billion in loan facilities from three major Philippine banks—BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO), Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), and Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC).
First Gen Corp., the listed power generation arm of the Lopez Group, has finalized a deal to sell a 60 percent stake in its Batangas-based natural gas businesses to Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc., owned by tycoon Enrique Razon.
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.
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has kicked off the Competitive Selection Process (CSP) to secure 600 megawatts (MW) of baseload capacity, aiming to guarantee sufficient and reliable power supply for its customers. The move follows the Department of Energy’s (DOE) issuance of a Certificate of Conformity after more than a year of review, and forms part of Meralco’s latest DOE-approved Power Supply Procurement Plan.
Leading Philippine financial institution BDO Unibank, together with its digital remittance partner Xoom, has extended support to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as the country commemorates Migrant Workers’ Day.
Local government units (LGUs) across the Philippines are set to receive a record P1.19 trillion in National Tax Allotments (NTA) in 2027, marking a P129.32-billion increase from the previous year and significantly boosting fiscal capacity for provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays.
PhilWeb Corp. has secured a P2.02-billion strategic equity investment from businessman Lance Y. Gokongwei, marking a major capital boost that will accelerate its shift toward becoming an artificial intelligence-enabled technology infrastructure provider for the regulated digital entertainment sector.