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March 14, 2025

PEZA eyes self-powered industrial parks in Mindanao

To enhance industrial growth in Mindanao, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has identified potential locations in Mindanao for self-generating industrial parks (SGIPs). An SGIP is an industrial zone...

March 12, 2025

Davao Light ready to collab with Nordeco on franchise expansion transition

Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) President and COO Enriczar T. Tia said they are ready to meet with the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (Nordeco) to ensure a smooth...

March 12, 2025

DOE reviews 232-MW coal plant shutdown

As the planned rehabilitation of the aging 1,000-megawatt (MW) Agus-Pulangi Hydroelectric Complex (APHC) in Mindanao gets underway, the Department of Energy (DOE) is reviewing the planned shutdown of the...

March 12, 2025

Agus hydro rehab could include third plant

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it is moving forward with the planned rehabilitation of the Agus-Pulangi Hydropower Complex (APHC) in Mindanao, given the potential extension of the...

February 28, 2025

Mindanao Container Terminal now on solar power for daytime operations

Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), a business unit of International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), has started using solar power exclusively for its daytime operations at the Port of Cagayan...

February 20, 2025

SC: No Exclusive Franchise Rights for Electric Cooperatives

The Supreme Court dismissed the petition of Iloilo Electric Cooperative (ILECO I, II, and III) challenging Republic Act 11918, which expanded the franchise of MORE Electric and Power Corp....

February 20, 2025

Reverse vending machine deployed to boost plastic recycling in Nasipit

Residents of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, can now help boost recycling in their community with a reverse vending machine. This collaboration between the Nasipit local government and Therma Marine...

February 20, 2025

Samal Island fights power woes with energy projects

The Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) needs reliable power for progress, and its city officials believe Davao Light and Power Co. can provide it. Senate Bill No. 2888/House...

February 18, 2025

Senate Hopefuls Pledge Steady Power for Davao

Senatorial hopefuls from the administration’s Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas alliance pledged to introduce legislation tackling Davao’s energy issues if they secure seats in the May 12 midterm elections.

February 17, 2025

ACR raises P1.6B to boost energy porftolio

Alsons Consolidated Resources (ACR), the publicly-listed company of the Alcantara Group, has raised P1.6 billion from the sale of commercial papers, with the new funds to boost its power...