Philippines

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Meralco Expands Nuclear Energy Initiative

(Front row, L-R) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Professor and department head Rizwan Uddin, Meralco EVP and COO Ronnie L. Aperocho, UIUC College…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Vena Energy Moves Ahead With 550 MW of Solar in the Philippines

Vena Energy has signed an investment agreement with MGen Renewable Energy for the joint construction of a 550 MW solar plant in the Philippines. They will build…

Geothermal Power Project

New Consortium Takes Over Biliran Geothermal Project in the Philippines

Location of the Biliran II geothermal project area in Eastern Visayas, Philippines (source: Energy Stream Power)A new consortium consisting of AG&P Industrial, …

Photovoltaic （PV）

Philippines Fast-Tracks ‘World’s Largest’ Photovoltaic-Storage Project

Philippines government’s Board of Investments (BOI) has issued a ‘green lane’ endorsement certificate to Terra Solar Philippines, Inc. (TSPI) …

Renewable Energy

ACEN sets eyes on quadrupling renewables for cleaner energy by 2030

PHILIPPINES-based ACEN has an ambitious target of reaching 20 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy by 2030. Driven by its major markets, led by the Philippines, t…

Geothermal Power Plant

Philippine Driller Acquires New Rigs to Support Affiliate’s Geothermal Growth

ThermaPrime Drilling Corporation (ThermaPrime), the Philippines’ leading geothermal well drilling company, is expanding operations by acquiring three more…

Solar project

ACCIONA EnergíA’s Solar Project in Philippines Gains Green Lane Status

The initial power output from the solar project will be distributed through private power purchase agreements. Credit: ACCIONA Energía.Spanish renewables…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant to Be Built in Negros Oriental, Philippines

A Chinese solar energy company has joined the Philippine government’s efforts to increase renewable energy supply capacity by building a photovoltaic (PV) proj…

Geothermal Power Plant

Philippines’ DOE Keen on Partnerships for Geothermal Derisking Facility

Tiwi geothermal steam field, Philippines (source: PGPC)The Department of Energy of the Philippines is in the process of negotiating with potential partners for …

Solar Power Plant

Philippines Switches on 64 MW Solar Project

Prime Solar Solutions, a subsidiary of the Philippines-based investment firm Prime Infra, has switched on a 64 MW solar power plant in Maragondon, the Philippin…

Geothermal Power Plant

EDC Inaugurates 28.9-Mw Palayan Bayan Binary Geothermal Power Plant, Philippines

The Palayan Bayan binary geothermal power plant in Bicol, Philippines (source: EDC)The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has officially inaugurated the 28.9 …

Thermal Coal

Philippines' Dependency on Coal-Fired Power Surpasses China, Indonesia

A truck unloads coal inside a warehouse in Tondo city, metro Manila January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsThe Philippines s…

Pumped Storage

Southeast Asia Targets 18 GW of Pumped Hydro by 2033

Image: Rystad EnergySoutheast Asia is setting its sights on pumped storage hydropower to help it become a clean energy powerhouse over the next few years. The r…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Prime Solar Commissions 64 MW Batangas Photovoltaic (PV) Plant in the Philippines

Prime Solar Solutions Corporation, a subsidiary of Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc., unveiled its 64 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic plant in Batangas. This install…

Geothermal Power Project

EDC Set to Put Four Geothermal Power Facilities Online in 2024

Mahanagdong geothermal plant, Leyte, Philippines (source: EDC)The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is targeting to commence operations on four geothermal po…