Twenty-eight top-performing engineering students from across the Philippines have completed the 280-hour PowerCamp internship program of the Meralco Power Academy (MPA), gaining hands-on technical skills, industry exposure, and leadership training to prepare them as the country’s next generation of energy professionals.
Advent Upgrade Solar Inc. (AUSI) and Proterial Philippines Inc. have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply solar power to Proterial’s LIMA Estate facility, marking the industrial park’s first ground-mounted solar project.
Philippine inflation eased to a five-month low of 6.1 percent in August, offering some relief after prices accelerated sharply earlier this year, but the reading remained elevated enough to underscore the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ decision to raise interest rates last week.