Iberdrola brings wind power expertise to PH
Iberdrola, the world’s second-biggest producer of wind power, has forged a partnership with local project developer Triconti Windkraft Group to develop an offshore wind project in the Philippines. The...
View ArticleWind power shift to boost PH economy by $1.1B
The Philippines could bring in more than $1.1 billion, or P56.5 billion, to its economy if it will pursue a green recovery plan focusing on the development of wind power, an international group said,...
View ArticleIKEA stores owner buys 49% stake in Swedish wind power projects
STOCKHOLM – Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA stores worldwide, on Monday said it has agreed to buy a 49-percent stake in three wind development projects offshore Sweden from renewables development...
View ArticleAboitizPower ventures into wind energy with stake in Camarines Sur plant
A subsidiary of listed Aboitiz Power Corp. is acquiring a 60-percent stake in a project in Camarines Sur in the group’s first try at wind power generation. In a disclosure, AboitizPower said the joint...
View ArticleGov’t awards 40 wind power service contracts
Large energy companies led by the renewable energy arm of the Yuchengco Group’s PetroEnergy Resources Corp. have been awarded government contracts to develop offshore wind power projects with a...
View ArticleUpskilling of workers for wind energy dev’t pushed
MANILA -The Department of Energy (DOE) is looking into local workforce upskilling and positioning the country as an Asian training hub to help accelerate offshore wind development in the region. In...
View ArticleBasic Energy eyes 168-MW wind project in Batangas
MANILA -After winning a service contract from the Department of Energy (DOE), listed Basic Energy Corp. (BEC) will develop a wind project in Batangas province in the next five years in a goal to boost...
View ArticleAlternergy in new Tanay wind project
MANILA -Former Energy Secretary Vicente Perez Jr.’s renewable energy firm Alternergy Holdings Corp. has signed a lease contract with the provincial government of Rizal for the development of an...
View ArticleAlternergy drops ‘unfeasible’ wind project in Occidental Mindoro
MANILA -Alternergy Holdings Corp., the renewable energy firm of former Energy Secretary Vicente Perez Jr., has shelved a planned wind project in Occidental Mindoro, citing “technical issues” that...
View ArticlePH gets wind of renewables
Over the hilly terrains in Aklan province, a wind farm sprawls for kilometers, its turbines harnessing the power of the wind to energize households in the community. The 36-megawatt (MW) Nabas wind...
View ArticleRepower snags contracts for additional wind farms
MANILA, Philippines — Green energy in the Philippines appears to continue revving up as the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded three service contracts to Repower Energy Development Corp. (REDC) of...
View ArticleFirst Gen closer to building RE projects near dams
MANILA, Philippines — The Lopez Group’s First Gen Corp. takes another step closer to put up solar and wind farms as well as a battery energy storage system (BESS) around its hydroelectric power plant...
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