AboitizPower, NONECO PSA signing. (L-R) NONECO, led by General Manager Engr. Wilbe B. Bilbao (2nd) and Board President Nicolas U. Camara (3rd), formalizes a 30-MW power supply agreement with AboitizPower, represented by Wholesale VP – Commercial Planning and Portfolio Management Gerard Roxas (4th), as witnessed by NEA Project Supervisor Atty. Rossan SJ Rosero-Lee (1st). Negros […]
In late 2025 and early 2026, the Department of Energy (DOE) intensified its review of renewable energy (RE) service contracts, ultimately canceling and relinquishing hundreds of projects that failed to deliver their committed capacity. Between 2024 and 2025 alone, the agency terminated 163 contracts with a combined potential output of 17,904 megawatts (MW), citing non-performance, […]
Cebu City officials said there is no formal proposal to build a waste-to-energy facility in Barangay Binaliw, even as they reiterated that the technology remains under consideration as a long-term solution to the city’s worsening garbage crisis. Mayor Nestor Archival clarified in a press conference that City Hall has no existing plan or official proposal […]
In December 2025, a widespread polar vortex disruption swept across the eastern half of the United States, triggering one of the snowiest starts to the Northern Hemisphere winter in nearly twenty years. An unusually early breakdown of the polar vortex drove persistent cold air deep into the Midwest and East Coast, pushing snowfall well above […]
In 2024, the economy of Central Visayas continued its strong performance, growing by 7.3%, the fastest among all Philippine regions, with an estimated gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of ₱1.28 trillion. The growth was largely driven by wholesale and retail trade, motor vehicle and motorcycle repairs, manufacturing, and financial and insurance activities. Meanwhile, Western Visayas […]
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is moving forward with plans to construct a new electricity transmission loop in Northern Samar aimed at addressing persistent power interruptions and strengthening the province’s energy security. The proposed Calbayog–Allen–Catarman, also referred to by local officials as the Catarman–Allen–Victoria Transmission Loop, is designed to complement the existing […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) has signed separate agreements with the Provincial Government of Iloilo and the City Government of Bacolod to expand the use of solar power and energy efficiency measures in public buildings, as part of a national drive to cut government electricity consumption and improve energy resiliency. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin led […]
Cebu, one of the Philippines’ most dynamic economic hubs, faces a looming energy crunch that threatens not only everyday life but also long-term economic growth and public safety. Despite being a key manufacturing, services, tourism, and business process outsourcing hub, Cebu’s current generation capacity cannot keep pace with consumption, forcing the province to import a […]
Senior energy officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have endorsed the bloc’s annual energy priorities and reaffirmed commitments to regional power grid integration during a high-level meeting held in Bohol from January 20 to 21, 2026. The ASEAN Special Senior Officials’ Meeting on Energy (Special SOME) gathered energy representatives from the 10-member […]
Negros Occidental is set to strengthen its role as a renewable energy hub as Basic Energy Corporation (BEC) moves forward with a ₱1.9-billion solar power development in Cadiz City. The project, which will generate 43.41 megawatts (MW) of alternating current, is expected to enhance grid reliability and support growing electricity demand in the Visayas. The […]
