DUMAGUETE CITY — The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) on Monday lauded Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo’s move declaring every March 5, starting this year, as Renewable Energy Day. Dumaguete-based PCCI regional governor for Central Visayas Edward Du described the executive order (E0) […]

KATIPUNAN, Zamboanga del Norte – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is calling for more efforts to electrify rural areas, noting that many households in different provinces around the country are still without electric power. Administrator Edgardo Masongsong of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) must take a deep thought about his agency’s rural electrification efforts,  he said during […]

The European Union, through the Access to Sustainable Energy Programme, agreed to co-finance seven renewable energy projects that would provide power to around 40,000 households in remote areas of the Philippines, the Energy Department said Thursday. “Our goal is to provide electricity throughout the entire archipelago by 2020. These projects will bring more progress in […]

THE ENERGY SECTOR will play a big role in implementing the proposed energy efficiency and conservation law as about half of the thousands of megawatts that can be displaced with the adoption of the legislation will come from power facilities, an official of an industry organization said. Alexander Ablaza, president of the Philippine Energy Efficiency […]

Honda Motor Co. will soon start testing its new PCX Electric scooters on Romblon Island in the Philippines amid the shift in consumer preference for carbon-free products, Kyodo News reported. The Japanese car and motorcycle producer will lease some 100 PCX Electric scooters, powered by Honda Mobile Power Pack detachable mobile batteries, to Romblon Electric […]

In 2013, a team composed of 10 engineers from the Metal Industry Research and Development Center of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) were supposed to salvage parts from boogeys (undercarriages) of old Philippine National Railways (PNR) trains to improve those still running. “Then we thought, why not make the first Filipino-made prototype for […]

MANILA, Philippines – Fuel prices will once again rise on Tuesday, January 29, as global forces place pressure on the commodity. Shell, PTT Philippines, Total, Unioil, and Petro Gazz will jack up diesel prices by P0.55 per liter and gasoline by P0.20 per liter. Companies which carry kerosene will also increase its price by P0.40 […]

“ELECTRICITY FOR ALL,” was Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi’s brief response when asked about his main goal for the rest of his term. “Hundred per cent electrification,” he said in an interview a few days before the end of 2018. “The tasks have been given to the DUs (distribution utilities), the electric cooperatives, and all. […]

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is targeting to complete the initial part of its power distribution network in New Clark City by the first half in time for the Southeast Asian Games (SEA) in November. The consortium of Meralco, Marubeni Corp., Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. and Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. secured […]

MANILA, Philippines — AC Energy Inc., the energy platform of the Ayala conglomerate, has successfully raised $225 million from its maiden green bond issuance which will bankroll its renewable energy portfolio expansion. The inaugural US dollar-denominated senior green bond issuance has a five-year tenor and a coupon of 4.75 percent per annum, priced at 99.451. […]