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Socoteco II sets September plebiscite on Ignite Power deal

MANILA, Philippines — About 200,000 members of the South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (Socoteco II)...

DOE postpones Semirara coal bidding to rewrite contract terms

The Department of Energy (DOE) has delayed the competitive auction for the country’s largest coal...

ERC lauded for moves to remove VAT on system loss

House Ways and Means Committee Chair and Marikina 2nd Dist. Rep. Miro Quimbo on Wednesday...

LGUs allowed to tap development funds for oil storage, renewable energy facilities

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs) have been cleared to tap their development funds to build oil...

ACEN completes NorthWind wind farm refurbishment

RENEWABLE energy producer ACEN Corp. said it has completed a maintenance and refurbishment program for...

SMPC layoffs won’t impact coal bidding

Semirara Mining and Power Corp.’s decision to retrench employees is an operational move and will...

Shell Energy PH executes battery storage deals

Shell Energy Philippines said Wednesday it executed key agreements for the engineering, construction and long-term...

Vivant H1 core income falls 19% to PHP 784M on plant outages

Vivant Corporation reported consolidated core net income of PHP 784 million in the first half...

Meralco energizes 50-MVA Bustos substation to boost Bulacan power reliability

Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has energized its new Bustos Substation in Bulacan, adding capacity to...

KKR eyes FGen stake as earnings rise

First Gen Corp. confirmed Wednesday that global investment firm KKR has submitted a preliminary proposal...