Date: January 14, 2025

SCC: Semirara achieved record coal shipments of 16.5 million metric tons in 2024, driven
by robust demand from China and domestic markets, while sustaining maximum
production for the third consecutive year.

FGEN: First Gen Visayas Energy Inc. (FGVEI), a subsidiary of FGEN, has been assessed
P285,000 in penalties by the Department of Energy for late submission of quarterly
financial reports related to 31 Wind Energy Service Contracts in the pre-development
stage and plans to clarify the assessment within the 10-day settlement period.

AP: Aboitiz Power Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Aboitiz Renewables, Inc.
(ARI), has reached an agreement with Mainstream Renewable Power Philippines
Holdings B.V. (MRP) to acquire shares in Cornerstone Energy Development Inc. (CEDI),
effectively terminating prior agreements for the development of an onshore wind project in
Libmanan, Camarines Sur.

TECH: Cirtek Advanced Technologies and Solutions Inc. (CATSI), a subsidiary of Cirtek
Holdings Philippines Corporation, was recognized as the No. 1 Contract Manufacturer for
Analog Devices, Inc.’s (ADI) Evaluation Boards Product Line in Q4 2024.

MER: Residential customers of Meralco will experience a reduction in electricity bills in
January 2025, with rates decreasing by P0.2189 per kWh to P11.7428 per kWh due to
lower generation charges, improved supply conditions, peso appreciation, and reduced
fuel costs, translating to savings of P44 for 200 kWh users, and further reductions
expected in February with ERC-directed refunds.

Sources: PSE Edge, BusinessWorld

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BSC has again received a positive nodge from Department of Energy after getting an approval for its push for buying Panay Onshore wind project.

This new project will boosts its renewable capacity by 150-175 Megawatts of RE.

In PSE Edge disclosure BSC has announced the following:

Basic Energy Corporation (BSC; the “Corporation”) officially adds another Wind Power Project to its pipeline of Renewable Energy (RE) projects as the Department of Energy (DOE) approved the Wind Energy Service Contract (WESC) application by the Corporation. The official copy of the signed WESC between the DOE and BSC was received by the Corporation yesterday officially marking the start of BSC’s plans to expand its current portfolio of RE projects.

The proposed project is an onshore wind power plant located in San Joaquin and Miag-ao, Iloilo and Hamtic Antique with a total land area of interest of approximately 13,932 hectares covering 172 RE blocks, as approved by the DOE. The said plant is expected to generate a capacity of at least 150-175 MW based on the preliminary study done by an independent party.

With the approval and signing of the WESC, Basic Energy Corporation will commence to deploy its resources for the wind resource assessment campaign to determine the precise wind regime in the said area. The Company is expected to complete the pre-development stage in a 5-year period as committed under the said service contract.

Source: https://edge.pse.com.ph/openDiscViewer.do?edge_no=5c5473bd75d5b9819e4dc6f6c9b65995

With the return of the market sentiment, current stock price of Basic Energy corporation as of this writing move up by 9.26% to 0.236. Overall BSC is in a downtrend direction.