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April 30, 2025

Mindanao Grid to Gain 232-MW Power Boost in 2025, Says DOE

The Department of Energy (DOE) expects the Mindanao power grid to receive a 232-megawatt (MW) increase in capacity this year, according to a DOE official. Engineer Mark Christian Marollano,...

April 30, 2025

Japanese Gas Firm Taps First Gen for 100% Renewable Energy in Mindanao Facility

Nippon Sanso Ingasco Group (NSIG), a subsidiary of Japanese industrial gas firm Nippon Sanso Holdings, has partnered with First Gen Corporation (First Gen) to power its manufacturing facility in...

April 30, 2025

Aboitiz Power Breaks Ground for Hybrid Energy Storage Project in Agusan del Norte

Aboitiz Power Corporation, through its subsidiary Therma Marine Inc. (TMI), has officially started construction on a 48-megawatt (MW) hybrid battery energy storage system (BESS) in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte....

Nordeco Asserts Legal Standing Despite Passage of New Law on Davao Light - Balitang-Mindanao

April 23, 2025

Nordeco Asserts Legal Standing Despite Passage of New Law on Davao Light Expansion

The Northern Davao Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Nordeco) announced it will pursue all available legal avenues to safeguard its franchise territories. This comes in response to the recent enactment of...

April 15, 2025

Aboitiz-DepEd Partnership to Power 300 Off-Grid Schools

The word aurora comes from the Latin word for dawn and is the name of the Roman goddess of dawn. Every day, she brings forth the sun and banishes...

April 11, 2025

Davao Consumer Group Welcomes Study Highlighting Energy Woes in Samal

The Davao Consumer Movement expressed support for the recent focus group discussion (FGD) study by ILAW, which shed light on the struggles faced by business owners in the Island...

April 11, 2025

It takes a village to light the future of children Davao Light, Aboitiz Foundation help last-mile schools reach for their dreams through Aurora PH

Solar-powered school. AboitizPower’s Davao Light and the Aboitiz Foundation installed solar panels with battery storage in Kabangbang Elementary School (pictured) and other last-mile schools across the Philippines, giving these...

April 10, 2025

Davao del Norte Governor Urges President to Sign Senate Bill 2888 into Law

With just a signature, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has the power to solve the ongoing electricity issues affecting residents and businesses in 16 towns and two cities across the...

April 10, 2025

Adequate Power Supply for Mindanao Until June 2025

According to an international climate and energy think tank, the Mindanao grid will have more than enough power to meet the island’s needs this summer and into the second...

April 3, 2025

Consumer Group Urges Approval of Davao Light Franchise Bill

In February, the Philippine Senate approved Senate Bill No. 2888 on its third and final reading. This bill proposes to extend the service area of Davao Light and Power...