Power & Tech
Meralco eyes more projects in Nigeria
Power retailer Manila Electric Co. is looking at another technical partnership in a distribution utility in Nigeria, a top executive...
Energy mix stays despite Paris pact
The Energy Department said the proposed energy mix until 2030 will remain the same even after the Philippines signed the...
Filipinos get new cooling solution for hot summer
Edgardo Vazquez, a Filipino inventor and entrepreneur, promotes the misting system to protect Filipinos from the scorching temperature, with the...
Solar panels get curved to produce more power
Solar technology is growing at a fast pace and local solar energy provider GreenHeat, together with partner Sun Man, is...
Meralco building modern coal plant
Atimonan One Energy Inc., controlled by Meralco PowerGen Corp., is set to build this year the country’s first so-called ultra...
SC ruling frustrates electricity consumers
Household consumers, counting on their long-delayed dividends from energy sector reforms, found themselves empty-handed this week after the Supreme Court...
Pilipinas Shell’s profit jumps 105% to P7.4b
Oil refiner and distributor Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. said Wednesday net income surged 105 percent last year to P7.4 billion...
EDC’s net income rises 24% to P9.7b
Energy Development Corp., the country’s largest geothermal and wind energy company led by the Lopez Group, said Wednesday net income...
Power supply turns tight as 8 plants shut down
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines declared a yellow alert for the Luzon grid for three hours Wednesday, after eight...
YouTube challenges cable TV, unveils streaming service
By Glenn Chapman SAN FRANCISCO"•YouTube on Tuesday unveiled a streaming television service offering bundles of live channels, in a direct...
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.