Green Energy

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

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...

March 28, 2025

Powering the Future with Geothermal Energy

As the global energy landscape shifts toward renewable sources, the Philippines’ geothermal revival could play a key role in shaping the future of the nation’s energy sector. In this...

March 19, 2025

Why Energy Storage Systems Are Vital to Renewable Energy

The global shift toward renewable energy (RE) sources like solar and wind power holds great promise for a cleaner, more sustainable future, and the Philippines is gearing up for...

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...

January 30, 2025

New CDO lab to drive renewable energy innovation in Mindanao

A renewable energy (RE) research and development laboratory focusing particularly on waste-to-energy technologies was inaugurated last September 2024 in Cagayan de Oro. A collaboration between the Department of Science...

January 28, 2025

Nearly 3,000 MW of renewable energy projects in the pipeline for Mindanao

Data from the Department of Energy (DOE) shows that at least 2,875 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy (RE) projects in Mindanao are in the indicative phase as of October...

December 17, 2024

A Closer Look at Mindanao’s Hydro-Rich Resources

As Mindanao forges toward its goal of a 50-50 renewable to non-renewable energy mix by 2030, its rivers and waterfalls present a golden opportunity for harnessing clean energy. The...

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December 4, 2024

Nordeco Faces Scrutiny Over Power Issues

The Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (Nordeco) faced intense questioning from the House Committee on Legislative Franchises during a recent hearing, as lawmakers raised concerns about its repeated failures to...

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November 26, 2024

Bracing For the Upcoming Energy Shortage

Recently, local power experts have been discussing a potential energy shortage. Davao Light and Power Company’s (Davao Light) President and COO, Rodger Velasco, said that Mindanao could face a...