To engineer-turned-corporate executive Guillaume Lucci, there’s a straightforward solution to the Philippines’ ongoing energy emergency. “What we need is more energy of all sorts, not only more renewable energy,” Lucci, the CEO of Filipino infrastructure firm Prime Infra, tells Fortune at the firm’s headquarters in Pasay City, Manila. “We don’t see energy reliability and affordability
Today is Monday, July 27, 2026. This is not a normal Monday. Your phone is about to do something pretty extraordinary, and if you’re not prepared, it could be pretty amazing. The Australian government is carrying out its first nationwide trial of the new emergency alert system, known as AusAlert. This is an important time
Monday’s national blackout was the third this year and comes on top of state-imposed power cuts to conserve what little fuel remains. Some rural areas are plunged into darkness for up to 70 hours at a time, while planned blackouts of up to 30 hours have occurred in urban areas. The state power company did