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May 28, 2025

Mindanao’s Top Power Generators Report Q1 2025 Earnings

The top three power generation companies in Mindanao—Aboitiz Power, San Miguel Corporation (SMC), and First Gen—have released their first quarter (Q1) earnings reports for 2025. Let’s take a look...

May 28, 2025

Axelum Partners with First Gen to Boost Renewable Energy Use

Axelum Resources Corporation, a publicly-listed manufacturer and exporter of premium coconut products, has partnered with Lopez-led First Gen Corporation to advance its transition to clean energy. Axelum revealed that...

May 28, 2025

Survey Finds Strong Public Backing for Davao Light Franchise Bid

A large majority of residents in Davao del Norte and Davao de Oro are in favor of Davao Light and Power Company (Davao Light) expanding its services into areas...

May 13, 2025

Coca-Cola Adopts Competitive Power Market for Sustainable Energy in Mindanao Plants

Coca-Cola Europacific Aboitiz Philippines (CCEAP) has moved three of its production facilities in Mindanao under the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) system to support its energy efficiency and...

May 13, 2025

NEA to Study Power Grid Link for Tourist Island Camiguin

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has partnered with Spanish engineering consultancy firm Osprel SL to explore connecting Camiguin Island to the Mindanao power grid through submarine power cables. According...

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...