COVID-era flagship projects funded by a mix of government, private money BEST PERFORMER: Pre-COVID, the Philippine economy ranked among the best performers in Asia. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and National Economic Development Authority (Neda) chief Ernesto M. Pernia said they are well underway to covering most of the items in the new list of flagship projects […]
Like the rest of the global economy, the energy sector has been tested by the COVID-19 pandemic, with its unprecedented slow-down challenging traditional growth thinking. It has had to recalibrate to become more efficient and accommodate increasingly frugal investors and consumers. This was also true in the Philippines, especially during the first three months of […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi forged a ten-year partnership starting August 6, 2020 for the formulation and implementation of a Renewable Energy Program for the Agriculture and Fishery Sector (REP-AFS). The program will promote the use of cost-efficient renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, hydro, small-scale geothermal, and biomass for […]
From below 1MW before 2019, ASEAN nations now have over 51MW installed and 858MW planned Asia leads Europe in deploying floating solar, also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV), a new IEEFA report finds. Energy finance analysts Sara Jane Ahmed and Elrika Hamdi note that power demand in the Philippines and Malaysia has dropped by as […]
Razon-led Prime Metroline Infrastructure Holdings Corp. (Prime Infra) is investing P1.5 billion in the solar power company run by Leandro Leviste, the son of former Sen. Loren Legarda. Prime Infra said Monday that it recently signed an agreement with Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings Inc. (Solar Philippines) to invest P1.5 billion for 50 percent […]
A diocese in the Philippines has been cited by the Vatican for being the first to switch to renewable energy in the whole Catholic Church. The Vatican in a document said the Diocese of Maasin in Southern Leyte province has become “the first diocese in the world to equip all parishes with solar panels.” According […]
RAZON-LED Prime Metroline Infrastructure Holdings Corp. (Prime Infra) and Solar Philippines Tarlac Corp. are set to jointly build big solar projects after they signed a P1.5-billion deal boosting the latter’s energy capacity. In a statement on Monday, the infrastructure company said the deal, which gives it 50% of common shares of Solar Philippines, will raise […]
Philippines Central Bank’s Sustainable Finance Framework Offers New Support for Energy Transition and Renewables For more information please see below link: Source: ieefa.org
Philippines’ Oldest Conglomerate to Get Out of Coal by 2030 Ayala Corp., the Philippines’ oldest conglomerate, aims to fully divest from coal by 2030, a rare rebuke of the fuel in a region where its use is expected to grow. Read More…