Power & Tech
DOE wants to modernize transmission, distribution lines
Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla on Thursday vowed to upgrade and modernize the country's transmission and distribution lines to support an...
WhatsApp launches new offering: one-to-many broadcasting ‘Channels’
SAN FRANCISCO, USA—WhatsApp on Thursday began letting select organizations try a new feature called “Channels” that lets them broadcast to...
Primelectric investing P4b in Negros joint venture
Primelectric Holdings Inc., an affiliate of MORE Electric and Power Corp., plans to invest about P4 billion in its joint...
NGCP pursues second phase of P10.5-billion Mindanao project
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said Wednesday it is moving forward with the second phase of the P10.5-billion Mindanao...
DOE wants ‘just’ transition to renewables
Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said Tuesday a green transition for the Philippines should neither add to public burden nor compromise...
DOE vows to reduce barriers to offshore wind development
The Department of Energy agreed to Monday to reduce the barriers to the development of offshore wind energy in the...
Aboitiz Power completes acquisition of higher stake in Mindanao coal plant
Aboitiz Power Corp. said Monday it completed the acquisition of an additional 35.4-percent equity in STEAG State Power Inc., the...
DMCI Power to build wind farm in Semirara Island
Off-grid electricity producer DMCI Power Corp. announced Monday plans to build a wind power plant in Semirara Island as the...
Over 400 PH businesses accept Bitcoin payments
A payment financial technology provider is transforming the landscape of the Philippine digital economy by enabling more than 400 small...
German chamber, Napocor team up to study use of green hydrogen, fuel cell
The German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and state-run National Power Corp. teamed up to conduct a feasibility study on...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.