Power News

April 8, 2024

Vivant’s net profit rose 43% to P2.3b in 2023, led by energy unit’s expansion

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 7, 2024, 8:30 pm from manilastandard.net Cebu-based energy and water company Vivant Corp. said over the weekend it posted a 43-percent increase in its 2023 net income to P2.3 billion, driven by its […]
April 6, 2024

PHILRECA bucks NPC petition for higher subsidies

By Manila Standard Business – April 5, 2024, 8:30 pm   The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc. (PHILRECA) expressed its opposition to the petition filed by the National Power Corp. (NPC) before the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for new […]
April 6, 2024

New CNP transmission line improves power supply in Panay Island

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 5, 2024, 8:25 pm from manilastandard.net ILOILO CITY—Power situation in Panay Island, particularly in Iloilo City, is expected to significantly improve with the completion of the Cebu-Negros-Panay stage 3 project and the cooperation […]
April 6, 2024

DOE issues guidelines on identifying ‘nationally significant’ energy projects

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 5, 2024, 8:20 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy issued an order prescribing the guidelines for the issuance of certificate of energy projects of national significance (CEPNS). Department Order DC 2024-04-0003 identifies […]
April 6, 2024

Nabas wind expansion project starts providing power to Panay

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 5, 2024, 8:00 pm from manilastandard.net PetroWind Energy Inc. (PWEI) said Friday it started exporting power from its 13.2-megawatt Nabas phase-2 expansion in Aklan province on April 4, 2024, after getting the nod […]
April 5, 2024

DOE eyes causer pay mechanism to protect consumers

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 4, 2024, 8:20 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to implement a causer pays mechanism (CPM) or cost sharing between generators and consumers to ensure consumer protection and accountability of […]
April 5, 2024

DOE, DOST agree to jointly study green technologies

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 3, 2024, 8:35 pm from manilastandard.net Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) agreed to collaborate on research projects aimed at enhancing the […]
April 4, 2024

DOE to hold 2nd round of bidding for microgrid provider

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 3, 2024, 8:30 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy said Wednesday it will hold the second round of bidding for the Microgrid Systems Service Provider this year after announcing the winner in […]
April 4, 2024

Enforce measures to avert expected tight power supply, solon urges DOE

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 3, 2024, 8:25 pm from manilastandard.net Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to implement stop-gap measures to avert the forescasted “yellow alert” in the Luzon […]
April 4, 2024

First Gen eyes new sites for RE projects in Nueva Ecija

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 3, 2024, 7:50 pm from manilastandard.net Clean energy provider First Gen Corp. said Tuesday it identified several areas around its hydroelectric power plant complex in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija as potential sites for developing […]