Negros Power Taps AboitizPower in Major Step Toward Grid Stability
Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) has secured a long-term 20-megawatt (MW) baseload supply from AboitizPower, marking a new...
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Typhoon Tino Cuts Power to 1.4M Homes in Visayas
Last November 5, Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella reported that about 1.4 million Visayas households lost power...
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EDC Revamps Leyte Site to Power Next-Gen Renewables
Energy Development Corp. (EDC) is planning to retire and repurpose its Upper Mahiao geothermal plant in Leyte, which has hit...
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Cebu’s Bright Future Faces Twin Shocks: Quake and Power Woes
A month before the earthquake that struck Cebu and the Visayas on September 30, business leaders had already called for...
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Tourism at Risk: Government Stalls Boracay Energy Upgrades
The Philippines is recognized globally for its stunning islands, with Boracay, Palawan, and Siargao earning top spots in Condé Nast...
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Quake-Shaken Cebu Pushes for Energy Justice and Recovery
On the evening of September 30, 2025, a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook the Visayas, hitting northern Cebu hardest. The earthquake,...
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Visayan Electric Upgrades Cebu Grid with Looped Substations
Visayan Electric Co., the Philippines’ second-largest distribution utility, is boosting investments to improve Cebu’s power reliability. The company is advancing...
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Visayas Faces Higher Costs Amid Power Strain
A series of yellow alerts declared by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in the Visayas from August...
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Cebu to Host MGen’s New 49-MW BESS
Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) is moving forward with plans to construct a 49-megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system (BESS) facility...
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Bohol Secures Back-up Power with 95.2-MW Diesel Plant
Bohol has embraced a new 95.2 megawatt (MW) diesel facility in Ubay, developed by Mapalad Power Corporation of the Alsons...