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Lopez-led First Gen Corp. is holding on to Energy Development Corp. (EDC), the country’s largest geothermal company, despite a $5-billion (about P315 billion) offer from Indonesia’s Barito Group.

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ERC lifts capacity caps for new generating units

5 days ago

ERC removes capacity limits for new generating units, potentially improving generation economics while requiring adequate...

Stock Commentary

ERC suspends reserve market

7 days ago

The ERC suspended reserve market trading indefinitely, raising uncertainty over power generators' earnings and future...

Stock Commentary

ERC adjusts Meralco’s power distribution rate

By Brix Lelis | 9 days ago

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) first rate reset in over a decade,...

Business

DOE targets P27bn microgrid rollout

12 days ago

DOE expects its microgrid auction to attract up to P27 billion and electrify 101,500 households across 369 remote areas....

Stock Commentary

First Gen to raise Palinpinon geothermal capacity by 12%

By Ehda M. Dagooc | September 25, 2026 - 12:00am

Lopez-led First Gen Corp. is upgrading its Palinpinon-1 geothermal power plant in Negros Oriental, raising the facility’s installed capacity by 12 percent as the company seeks to extract more power from its...

Freeman Cebu Business

Group supports move to revert transmission planning to government

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | September 23, 2026 - 12:00am

The Cebu Energy Rights Advocates (CERA) has thrown its support behind a proposal in Congress to return national grid transmission planning to the government, which would take the function away from the privately...

Cebu News

To conserve energy, save costs: City Hall back to 4-day week

By Caecent No-ot Magsumbol | September 22, 2026 - 12:00am

Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has reinstated the four-day work week for City Hall employees, citing energy conservation and cost-saving measures amid rising fuel and commodity prices and recurring rotational ...

Cebu News

First Gen: No plan to sell EDC

By Brix Lelis | September 21, 2026 - 12:00am

Lopez-led First Gen Corp. is holding on to Energy Development Corp. (EDC), the country’s largest geothermal company,...

Business

DOE failure

By Boo Chanco | September 14, 2026 - 12:00am

Pity Energy Secretary Sharon Garin. She is from Iloilo and like the rest of Visayas, Iloilo has been suffering from power failures reminiscent of the great blackouts of the Cory era. And Secretary Garin seems unable...

Business

PXP, partners see bigger gas potential in Sulu Sea

By Brix Lelis | September 5, 2026 - 12:00am

Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corp. and its partners estimate that the Halcon exploration prospect in the Sulu Sea could contain more recoverable gas than previously projected.

Business