As Cebu strengthens its role as Central Visayas’ economic leader, reliable energy is key to attracting investment, supporting industries, and improving services. To reach its growth goals, the province must build a stable, future-ready power system. Recent years have shown the strain, especially as fast-growing cities like Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, and Cebu drive demand. Both government […]
Iloilo City has begun constructing the country’s first large-scale Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility (ISWMF) in Barangay Ingore, La Paz. This three-hectare waste-to-energy project marks a major step in the city’s push for modern, sustainable waste management. The ₱2.3-billion waste-to-energy facility is being developed through a public-private partnership with MetPower Venture Partners Holdings Inc., Metro […]
Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) was officially authorized to begin its operations in October 2024, taking over electric distribution services from Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO). The private utility now serves the cities of Bacolod, Silay, Talisay, and Bago, as well as the municipalities of Murcia and Don Salvador Benedicto in Negros Occidental. […]
On March 16, 2025, a groundbreaking ceremony took place in Barangay Talisay, Daanbantayan, Cebu, marking the start of a 150-megawatt (MW) solar power farm project. The P7.5-billion Daanbantayan Solar Power Plant began construction this week after its approval process was expedited by national and local authorities through the Marcos administration’s green lane initiative. The event […]
More than 13,000 homes in northern Iloilo’s island communities will soon gain electricity access. This follows the groundbreaking of the P388-million Estancia-Manlot-Calagna-an-Sicogon Islands Submarine Cable Interconnection Project in Barangay San Fernando, Carles, on March 7, 2025. A major electrification initiative The three-phase submarine cable project is the “single largest rural electrification project” under the Department […]
Basic Energy Corporation (BEC) has announced that its Cadiz 1 solar project in Negros Occidental has received a certificate of authority (COA) from the Department of Energy (DOE). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on March 26, BEC said that the COA will allow it to “move forward with critical development activities, including […]
Good news for Visayan Electric customers: Residential rates are to drop by P0.49/kilowatt-hours (kWh) for March-April billing. According to the utility company, consumers will enjoy lower electricity bills as Visayan Electric reduces rates to P10.64/kWh from last month’s P11.13/kWh. A household using 200 kWh can expect to save at least P98 this month. (Also read: […]
Visayan Electric and Korea Electric Power Corp. (Kepco) Philippines installed free electricity in 26 homes in Barangay Lanas, Naga City, on March 6, 2025. The project was carried out in partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE). This project marks the first implementation of the Energy Regulations 1-94 initiative in the Visayas. Established under the […]
Joy-Nostalg Solaris, Inc., a newcomer in renewable energy has partnered with Northeast No. 1 Electric Power Construction Co. Ltd. (NEPC), a unit of China Energy Engineering Group, for a 62.01-megawatt peak (MWp) solar project in Ajuy, Iloilo. The company recently signed an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract, securing the expertise needed to design, source […]
Iloilo City became the first in the Visayas to implement an underground cabling project through public-private partnerships. As the Dinagyang Festival launched on January 10, both locals and visitors took note of a striking change—Calle Real’s skyline was finally free from overhead wires. Known as J.M. Basa Street, the city’s historic Calle Real took the […]
