Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has postponed until next year the collection of updated electricity bill deposits from affected customers, as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ordered distribution utilities nationwide to
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged ₱10.77 billion in outstanding financial obligations from 37 terminated solar energy contracts, with companies under the Solar Philippines group accounting for about 96%
Coal is expected to remain the world’s biggest source of electricity in 2026. The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects coal-fired plants will generate 10,974 TWh, nearly one-third of global output.
Electricity has reached 101 households in two remote Ilocos Norte communities, highlighting the final-mile challenges facing the country as the government pushes to achieve full household electrification before the end
The Philippines’ plan to become a regional artificial intelligence (AI) hub will require a major expansion of its power system, with the government targeting a 30-fold increase in AI data
The Philippines is moving closer to commercial-scale waste-to-energy (WTE) development, with 14 projects from 11 qualified bidders set to compete in a government auction offering 400 megawatts (MW) of renewable
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s SONA pledge to remove system loss charges from electricity bills has ignited a push for legislative reform, with senators filing measures and House leaders backing the
The Department of Energy (DOE) is drafting new regulations to guide the development of power-generation facilities for the proposed Pax Silica technology hub, as the government seeks to ensure that
The Department of Energy (DOE) has placed the fifth round of the Green Energy Auction Program (GEA-5) for offshore wind (OSW) on hold as it reviews and recalibrates the auction
The Philippines’ shift to renewable energy (RE) is moving more slowly than anticipated, even with government plans to raise clean power’s share to 35% by 2030, according to ERC Chair