ABOUT 79 percent of Filipinos have signified their support for nuclear power as another source of energy for the Philippines, according to a survey commissioned by the Department of Energy (DoE). The agency had tapped research company Social Weather Stations for the conduct of a nationwide survey to gauge public opinion on adopting a nuclear […]

MANILA, Philippines – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said 87% of power transmission lines have been restored in areas affected by Typhoon Odette, but distribution facilities need fixing before electricity can return to households.

MANILA, May 20 (Xinhua) — Nine local and foreign investors are seeking clearance from the Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines for their targeted nomination service areas in petroleum blocks under the Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP), the DOE said on Monday. To date, the DOE said 17 requests for the issuance of […]

Efforts toward 100-percent electrification within the term of the Duterte administration continue to lag behind the goals as the accomplishment rate is still at 93 percent with just about 17 months to go.    

The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. Sea level rise is three to four times faster in this island nation than the global average, and it gets hit with an average of 20 typhoons a year. Energy equity is also a major concern as 10 percent of the Philippine population still […]

The hundreds of islands that make up the Visayas region in the central Philippines are connected by a vast fleet of decades-old cargo and passenger ships. These vessels are vital for moving goods and people but have long been considered major polluters of this biodiverse region, and contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.

SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMC), one of the major suppliers of power to the national grid in the Philippines, has partnered with ABB to install battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities as part of its nationwide BESS Project.

SWISS engineering group ABB has partnered with Solar Philippines on a 63.3 MW solar plant project, the technological company said on Monday (Nov 29). At 93.3 ha, the plant – Calatagan Solar Farm located in Batangas in Luzon, Philippines – is one of the largest solar farms on the island.

With the global energy storage system market expected to reach $17.9 billion by 20271, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are emerging as the strongest solution to increase grid flexibility and reliability.

European firm ABB will be intensifying its offer of ‘smart solutions’ to buildings and other property developments as well as the installation of “smart cities” in the Philippines