Rappler's latest stories on hydropower
Magalong prioritizes preservation of Baguio ‘heirlooms’
Here are the first-term mayor's plans for the Asin mini-hydropower plants, Burnham Park, Baguio City Market
Thick mud hampers Laos dam rescue with hundreds still unaccounted for
The exact number of dead and missing from the dam collapse remains a mystery because of the complexity of the rescue operation and the secretive reflexes of Laos's Communist authorities in the face of an unprecedented crisis.
Laos PM says 131 missing from dam collapse as 26 bodies recovered
(4th UPDATE) Questions begin to emerge over the collapse, with some of the displaced saying they were warned to evacuate homes only hours before disaster struck
Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse
(UPDATED) The accident releases 5 billion cubic meters of water – more than 2 million Olympic swimming pools
PH Competition Commission approves land, energy joint ventures
These joint ventures include Ayala Land's partnership with Royal Asia Land to develop a 936-hectare property in Cavite, as well as the plan of Markham and Alternergy for hydropower projects in Ifugao
AboitizPower to install 500 MW of new power by 1st half of 2018
The new capacity will come from the completion of several hydro and baseload power plants
6 Vietnamese workers killed by blast at Laos hydropower plant
A construction worker says a gas cylinder suddenly erupted at the construction site of Nam Ngiep plant
Renewable energy posted record growth rate in 2015 – IRENA
Renewable energy is now the preferred option for new power generation capacity around the world says the International Renewable Energy Agency
Alsons Renewable to spend $650M for hydro, solar projects
Alsons Renewable will construct a hydroelectric plant along the Siguil River in Maasim Sarangani
Meralco partners with Repower Energy for hydropower plants
Repower Energy Development Corporation has over 100 megawatts MW of mini hydropower projects in Quezon Camarines Sur Bukidnon and other provinces
3-4 hours rotational blackouts in Davao City until August 2
While the Davao Light and Power Company posts a schedule until Sunday August 2 it cannot project until when the periodic power outages will persist
Davao Light extends rotational blackouts to 2 hours
An official of the Davao Light and Power Company says the firm is not sure until when the power shortage will last
Cagayan de Oro suffers from rotational blackouts
The load shedding program is strictly implemented as Mindanao power situation worsens and businesses are ailing in such dire situation
Lucio Co renewable energy firm starts operations
Controlled by one of the Filipinos listed in Forbes’ richest the 12MW biomass facility commences phase 1 of its operations on March 6
SN Aboitiz Power Group develops hydropower complex in Ifugao
The planned 350 MW power facility marks the company’s first major project under its Greenfield Development Program
DA intensifies cloud seeding ops to fight drought
The department will conduct operations in Mindanao to induce rain
Bhutan, world's last TV holdout, now at tech vanguard: PM
Bhutan s decision to make itself the poster boy for electric transport is further proof of its willingness to embrace technology as part of its unique Gross National Happiness development model
Ifugao hydropower plant to help save rice terraces
The P400 million project funded by a grant from JICA is expected to be completed in 2015 and will help fund the rehabilitation of the Ifugao Rice Terraces
Palawan aims for a 100% renewable energy future
The last ecological frontier hopes to attract more renewable energy investors even as an opposed coal plant is in the works
A Brown to build hydro plant in Surigao del Sur
A unit of A Brown Co Inc signed a contract with government for the construction of a 25 MW hydropower plant that will help boost power supply in Surigao del Sur
PH gets P440-M JICA grants for power projects
Two mini hydropower plants will constructed in Ifugao and Isabela
AboitizPower unit in deal for Visayas hydro project
AboitizPower subsidiary Hedcor formalizes an agreement with Negros Oriental officials for the planned 22 MW Mabinay Manjuyod Hydropower project
Diesel-fired power plants underutilized in Mindanao
PCCI suggests that diesel fired power plants be made baseload generators to augment the power supply in Mindanao
Longer brownouts in Mindanao this summer
A study by think tank PIDS says a repeat of the 2010 Mindanao power crisis is likely in summer because there s no new power capacity in the region
INFOGRAPHIC: Top power players in the Philippines
San Miguel leads the biggest privately controlled power producers in the country
Angat aqueduct: rare success in China-funded infra projects in PH
Amid sea disputes and after the controversial ZTE and Northrail projects the Philippines and China are working together on a water infrastructure project which involves the firm behind the world s biggest hydropower project
Gov't to limit renewable energy supply to avoid boom-bust
The government will limit the installation targets per technology an industry lingo for the supply from each renewable source like solar ocean wind biomass and hydropower that are partly paid through a tariff passed on to consumers
Aboitiz to build new hydropower facilities in Bukidnon
Aboitiz unit Hedcor will construct two run of river hydroelectric plants that will help boost power supply in Mindanao
No quick fixes to Mindanao power problem - Aquino
President Aquino says there are no quick fixes to the power supply problem in Mindanao which was caused by 30 years of neglect by previous administrations
