MANILA, PHILIPPINES : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Wyntron Inc. (Wyntron) has reached financial close for a $20 million loan for capital expenditure to expand the manufacture and export of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment in the Philippines. The financing will be used to purchase and refurbish production facilities and to procure essential machinery […]
Philippines’ Citicore prepares for IPO, to invest $4 bln in renewable energy – EQ Mag
MANILA : Citicore Renewable Energy Corp, one of the Philippines’ biggest solar power producers, is planning to go public this year to fund a $4 billion investment in new solar projects over the next five years, its CEO said on Friday. “For a country such as ours with limited oil and coal but have abundant […]
Philippines’ Citicore prepares for IPO, to invest $4 bln in renewable energy – EQ Mag
MANILA : Citicore Renewable Energy Corp, one of the Philippines’ biggest solar power producers, is planning to go public this year to fund a $4 billion investment in new solar projects over the next five years, its CEO said on Friday. “For a country such as ours with limited oil and coal but have abundant […]
ADB Provides $4 Million Loan to CARD to Expand Microfinance Access for Women in the Philippines
MANILA, PHILIPPINES : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has disbursed a $4 million loan to the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), Inc. (A Microfinance NGO), to expand lending to low-income borrowers, especially women, in the Philippines. The loan will increase the funding capacity of CARD, to provide working capital for micro-borrowers, many of […]
ADB Ranks Highly in New Development Finance Institutions Transparency Index – EQ Mag
MANILA, PHILIPPINES : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been rated the most transparent development finance institution (DFI) for sovereign operations and in the top three for private sector operations in a newly launched DFI Transparency Index published by British nongovernment organization Publish What You Fund. “Transparency and accountability are at the heart of ADB’s […]
ADB Sells $5.5 Billion Dual Tranche 3- and 10-Year Global Benchmark Bonds – EQ Mag
MANILA, PHILIPPINES : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday priced a 3-year global benchmark United States (US) dollar bond worth $3.5 billion and a 10-year global benchmark US dollar bond worth $2 billion, proceeds of which will be part of ADB’s ordinary capital resources used to support development across Asia and the Pacific. “We appreciate […]
ADB, Tiger Infrastructure Sign $40 Million Loan to Support Rural Connectivity in Southern Philippines – EQ Mag
MANILA, PHILIPPINES : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $40 million loan with Tiger Infrastructure Philippines, Inc. (Tiger Infrastructure) to build 380 telecommunications towers in the Mindanao and Visayas regions of the Philippines. This infrastructure will enable mobile network operators to provide a full range of mobile and data services to consumers. The financing […]
Third quarter 2022: Strong performance driven by the Philippines: Scatec -EQ Mag Pro
Oslo : In the third quarter 2022, Scatec’s proportionate revenues increased by 52% to NOK 1,818 million (1,196) with an all-time high EBITDA of NOK 850 million (767). Power production rose to 1,135 GWh (1,065). “We reported strong results from our diversified portfolio of power plants driven by the solid performance in the Philippines. We […]
Meralco seeks competitive bids for 200-MW supply: Philippines – EQ Mag Pro
MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) has sought competitive offers for the supply of 200 megawatts (MW) of baseload supply starting in 2024. In a press release on Wednesday, Meralco said it has started the competitive selection process (CSP) to challenge Solar Philippines Batangas Baseload Corp. (SPBBC). SPBBC offered a P4.65 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) headline rate at […]
Philippines Closer to Adding One of World’s Top Solar Sites – EQ Mag Pro
Facilities would massively boost nation’s renewables capacity Developments could mostly begin operation in 2025 to 2026 Solar Philippines has taken a further step toward massively expanding the nation’s renewables capacity, including with one of the world’s top projects, as it aims to help meet rising energy demand and aid a shift away from coal. The […]