The province of Bohol is set to harness the full power of the sun with the Php 1.2-billion Dagohoy Solar Power Project (DSPP). The 22-hectare area in Dagohoy completed site development in December last year, and the first array of the solar farm’s panels was installed on May 9, 2024 in a simple ceremony attended […]
Key Takeaways: Cebu province is assured to be on the brink of an unprecedented surge in development in the coming three to four years, said Charles Kenneth Co, the former president of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Supporting this developmental surge are two significant energy initiatives from the Third Transmission Voltage Interconnection Project and […]
Key Takeaways: President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. encouraged private generators to invest in the Cebu-Negros-Panay (CNP) sub-grids during its Ceremonial Energization in Bacolod City on April 8, 2024. The CNP sub-grids, or the CNP 230-kV Backbone Project is a milestone project from the National Grid Corporation Philippines (NGCP). Its objective is to strengthen the […]
Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) has partnered with REPCO NEX Industrial Solutions (REPCO NEX) in Thailand to introduce the Philippines’ first smart power plants. Project Arkanghel: The Partnership “Project Arkanghel” aims to create digital twins for AboitizPower’s current circulating fluidized bed (CFB) coal-fired power plants: the 300-megawatt Therma South Plant in Davao City and the 340-megawatt […]
A new initiative to meet Cebu’s twin challenges of climate change and unemployment has been launched. The Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST), supported by the global finance services firm J.P. Morgan, introduced ‘Project sustainABILITY‘ on May 29, 2024 in Cebu City. This project is a collaborative effort between the Technical Education […]
Key Takeaways To address the increasing energy demands of Cebu province and its neighboring Panay islands, a consortium is set to commence the development and construction of a 150-MW solar power plant in Daanbantayan, Cebu. A statement from Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said that the solar power plant is set to be situated in Barangay […]
The Cebu City Government, in a collaborative effort with Global Electric Transport and the Aboitiz group, is set to transform the City’s transportation system. The aim is to introduce 100 electric vehicles on the City’s major roads by 2024. Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera, who chairs the environmental committee, announced that the City is preparing […]
The JE Hydro Plant and Bio-Energy Corporation, located along the Lusaran River in Cebu City, has been found to have violated environmental regulations by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB). DENR-EMB found the company to have built an unauthorized lagoon and rock embankment across the Lusaran River outside the approved […]
The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) has set the bar high for Philippine travel hubs, becoming the first Filipino airport to earn the prestigious Platinum Green Airport Award 2024 from the Airports Council International (ACI). This remarkable achievement comes just 2 months after MCIA earned its Level 1 Airport Carbon Accreditation from the ACI. It […]
Lately, there has been a lot of discussion about the Philippines’ energy security. This is understandable given the country’s impressive economic growth rate. As Cebu comes under the spotlight as a vital component in the nation’s drive to become an upper middle-income economy, it begs the question: is Cebu truly ready to transition to 100% […]
