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October 15, 2025

Off-Grid Power Spike Hits Vulnerable Communities

Off-grid power areas face electricity hikes approved by ERC, driven by fuel costs, inefficiencies, and systemic challenges affecting remote communities.

September 19, 2025

Why Camiguin Urgently Needs Reliable Power

Camiguin’s growth is at risk. Power shortages and CAMELCO issues highlight the island’s urgent need for reliable electricity.

September 4, 2025

Socoteco I Cuts Power Rates by ₱4.40Kwh from 2023

SOCOTECO I consumers are benefiting from lower electricity rates, offering long-awaited relief from high power costs.

August 4, 2025

Pinoy Celebrities and Their Green Homes

Find out how celebrities like the Kramers and Bea Alonzo are championing clean energy and sustainable living for a greener, cleaner future–and how you can, too.

July 30, 2025

Tips to Go Solar in Your Home

Electricity prices in the Philippines rank among the highest in Southeast Asia, and power outages and grid instability can affect reliability. For many homeowners, renewable energy—especially solar power—is becoming...

July 14, 2025

New Substation in Tagum to Boost Power in 2 Provinces

Davao Light and Power Company has officially begun operations in Tagum City, marked by the placement of its first power pole on July 8. This act signaled the start...

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...

January 14, 2025

Siargao Blackout: A Costly Disruption

From December 1 to 13, 2024, Siargao experienced an island-wide power outage. The issue stemmed from a line ground fault that tripped the 34.5 kV breaker at the Barangay...

Calatrava Solar Power Plant - Balitang-Mindanao

December 19, 2024

AboitizPower energizes new 173-MWp solar capacity in Negros Occidental

AboitizPower’s 173-MWp Calatrava Solar Project in Negros Occidental is its fifth solar power plant to date, inching it towards its goal of having at least 4,600 MW of renewable...

December 16, 2024

Powering Progress: The Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project

In the Philippines, access to reliable and stable electricity has always been a challenge, especially in the southern island groups of Mindanao and Visayas. With limited resources and a...