MGen eyes floating solar installation in Laguna Lake

By Victor V. Saulon | BusinessWorld   MERALCO POWERGEN Corp. (MGen) is venturing into a floating solar energy installation in Laguna Lake, which its president said is a cheaper option for its renewables subsidiary than land-based solar farms. “We are in the process of...

Meralco Plans to Build Solar Project on Laguna Lake

By JORDEENE B. LAGARE |Manila Times   THE Manila Electric Co. ( Meralco), through its renewable energy ( RE) arm, plans to build a floating solar project on Laguna Lake, according to an official. In an interview on Tuesday, Meralco PowerGen Corp. ( MGen)...

Ensuring energy security

By Joe R. Zaldarriaga | Daily Tribune   This new technology called supercritical simply means that its efficiency level is higher than that of standard coal plants currently producing power all over the country. Just this week, no less than the President of the...

Provide affordable energy, Du30 tells power operators

By MJ Blancaflor | Manila Standard   President Rodrigo Duterte has urged power operators to provide affordable energy and protect the environment, as he asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Energy to monitor the compliance of...

Power generation firms urged to put up plants, boost supply

By Joann Villanueva | Philippine News Agency   MAUBAN, QUEZON — The Philippine government has adopted a technology-neutral policy to entice more generation companies to put up power plants and help ensure power sustainability and boost growth. In his speech...