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Power

Electricity and power-sector news — rates, outages, grid issues, and energy policy in the Philippines.

  2. Energy security: DoE or don’t

    Energy security: DoE or don’t

    A company with no mining experience can put up a huge number, win the auction, and then find that it cannot get a single ton out of the ground.

    3 MIN READ

  4. Rockport targets wider power market

    Rockport targets wider power market

    Rockport Power Inc. secures its Retail Electricity Supplier license renewal, paving the way for expanded partnerships and a stronger presence in the…

    1 MIN READ

  5. VICE President Sara Duterte

    VP warns higher power bills amid El Niño scare

    Vice President Sara Duterte warns of higher electricity bills amid El Niño, questions the Marcos administration’s nuclear energy policies and calls for public…

    1 MIN READ

  6. ENERGY Secretary Sharon Garin

    DoE: Cebu grid stability unlikely until 2028

    Energy Secretary Sharon Garin says Cebu and the Visayas may achieve long-term power stability by 2028, with new baseload plants, power barges and battery…

    2 MIN READ

  7. SEMIRARA Mining and Power Corp. is charging the Department of Energy with blocking it from the upcoming auction for the Semirara mine through restrictive new rules and a lack of transparency, saying that the bidding framework for the Semirara coal resource violates standard protocols and forces the company out of the process.

    SMPC seeks fairer terms in Semirara coal auction

    Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) is challenging the Department of Energy’s revised bidding rules for the Semirara coal mine, warning that requirements to…

    2 MIN READ

  11. GEELY Monjaro EM-i stands beside its Guinness World Records certificate for the fastest crossing of Egypt’s Black and White Deserts by a production plug-in hybrid SUV.

    Geely Monjaro EM-i earns Guinness record

    Geely’s Monjaro EM-i plug-in hybrid SUV has earned a Guinness World Records title after crossing Egypt’s Black and White Deserts in the Sahara over a distance…

    1 MIN READ

  12. MERALCO PowerGen Corporation operates a diversified energy portfolio spanning renewable energy, natural gas, and conventional thermal assets with a combined net sellable capacity of nearly 5,000 MW.

    MGEN highlights R.E. investments at ASEAN forum

    Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGEN) showcased its renewable energy, natural gas and thermal power investments at the 2026 ASEAN Energy Business Forum, highlighting…

    2 MIN READ

  14. SG imparts nuke for energy bid

    SG imparts nuke for energy bid

    President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. explores nuclear energy with Singaporean experts as the Philippines considers reliable and affordable power sources, revisiting…

    1 MIN READ

  15. Hijacking the system

    Hijacking the system

    SMPC said electricity rates could come under pressure if the bidding leads to a production halt by July next year, while saying it is weighing legal options to…

    3 MIN READ

  16. LEONARDO Leviste

    Court orders Leviste arrest

    NBI considers seeking an Interpol red notice for Leviste as authorities coordinate on his possible arrest, travel status and passport, while his two co-accused…

    2 MIN READ

  17. SMC president and CEO Ramon S. Ang

    SMC turns Meralco exit into RE capital

    San Miguel Global Power exits Meralco after 17 years, redirecting P21 billion in forgone dividends into renewable energy projects. Learn how this strategic…

    2 MIN READ

  18. THE potential deal adds to a growing nuclear push among technology giants seeking large, reliable sources of power for AI infrastructure.

    Google nears $1-B nuclear power deal

    Google is reportedly nearing a multiyear nuclear power deal worth at least $1 billion with Constellation Energy as AI data centers drive demand for reliable…

    2 MIN READ