June 2016 News Files
JUNE 2016 NEWS FILES
Cusi to keep energy policies, protect consumers
NPC applies for P1.65-B recovery-cost adjustments
EDC raising P5 billion for 2016 capex needs
EDC, contractor agree to end arbitration over geothermal plant
40 power projects to go online this year
Meralco acquires 49% of San Miguel’s power unit in Bataan
30,000 Meralco prepaid meters ready for installation this year
EDC borrows P5b from Union Bank
PH looks for coal outside Indonesia
ERC nixes monopoly in power sector
IslaSol questions DOE selection process for 2nd-round FiT plan
Solar power to grow sixfold by 2030 as sun becomes cheapest resource
DOE approves GIS for 6 power projects
July power rates could see hike on plant shutdowns
Higher solar installation to jack up FIT-All rates
Mindoro governor stops hydro plant construction
Rules on sourcing of power from RE sources out
Meralco to collect P12.38 million from customers to pay debt to Montalban Methane Power
PSALM set to continue supplying power to Mindanao while privatizing NPC assets
PH energy sector needs $30B in 15 years – MVP
SMC tests coal-fired power unit in Davao
PH needs $30b worth of energy projects
NGCP places Luzon on yellow alert due to thin power reserve
12 new solar projects up for FIT incentives
ERC mulls portfolio approval of contracts
Energy World set to open LNG plant
Clean-power advocates call for more investments in renewable energy
DOE approves moratorium on Palawan petro drilling
Central Luzon firms choose Aboitiz RE
ERC to expedite anti-competition cases
DOE seeks scale in ‘non-FIT solar’ regime
PEMC crafts new roadmap for Mindanao WESM
Renewable energy seen as new driver of PHL investment growth
NGCP links up with MTRCB for security drive
Pasig court issues TRO versus RCOA rules
Drilling starts for Mabini geothermal plant expansion
Solar costs down 50%, hasten end to fossil fuel
DOE re-validating 2 more projects on solar FIT
Govt starts coal policy review
Toshiba to expand geothermal business
CCC starts PHL energy-policy review
Power barge to boost electricity supply in terrorist-infested Mindanao island
ERC asks RTC to dismiss Meralco suit seeking TRO of RCOA
AboitizPower gains full ownership of Cebu plant
Yellow power alert in Luzon continues
PSPA to energy department: Come clean on FiT rate perk for solar projects
Research firm cites distributed generation of power in SEA
AboitizPower acquires full ownership of East Asia Utilities
DOE weighs plant shutdown schedules
ERC mulls differentiated FIT charges
Luzon’s power reserves turn thin
Consumer group backs ERC’s promotion of power of choice
Alternergy to build new Rizal wind project
Luzon grid on yellow alert as power reserves drop
Action lauds ERC’s power-of-choice push in electricity sector
Stakeholders express diverse views on grant of FiT rate perk
Mindanao wants power mix reversal by 2018
EDC eyes add’l P600-million revenues from geothermal plants
EDC exploring RE investments in Mexico
Kepco world’s top power producer
EDC upgrading 3 geothermal plants
Cost of solar power plants down 50%
Luzon grid on yellow alert as power reserves drop
EDC sees P600-million additional income from 3 geothermal plants
FPI: Rule changes in competitive retail-electricity market may hurt local industries
EDC set to pursue geothermal investments in Latin America
Envi group welcomes push for renewable energy
Climate Change Commission urges finance sector to withdraw support for coal-fired power projects
Meralco installs 27,000 prepaid meters already approved by ERC
DOE pushes for ‘energy reservation area’ along PH waters
Aboitiz Power wins supply deal
Zaneco signs power-supply deal with Aboitiz
PHL’s ocean-energy potential draws interest of seven British RE firms
Meralco rates down by P0.13/kwh in June
19 new Meralco retail customers seeking WESM registration
UK firm eyes 4 sites for ocean energy projects
7 UK firms want to tap ocean energy
PSALM eyes rebid of Sucat Power plant in September
Lower household power bills for Meralco customers in June
ERC appeals to Meralco: Don’t block retail competition
Meralco says LNG talks still ongoing
Meralco to re-forecast energy sales growth
Wind power firm reforests Pagudpud
AES set to complete energy storage plant
Montesol seeks ERC approval to connect to the Visayas grid
ERC sets per-unit capacity limits for power projects
Mindanao LGUs condemn NGCP tower bombings
ERC to Meralco: Support reforms in power sector
Generation charge seen flat this month
Meralco expects no power rate increase in June
ERC orders audit of meter deposits’ refund
Meralco to tap strategic partners for RE projects
Meralco to build 20-MW solar sites
Coal-fired power plants threaten lives, environment: Legarda
Solar Philippines to build 2-GW facility in Batangas
Meralco set to venture into renewable energy
ERC tells public they have till December 2017 to get their meter-deposit refund
Meralco eyeing up to P15-B new borrowings
Meralco sales rose 12% in four months
Global deal to expand Meralco’s business
Meralco, GBPC alliance to cement power presence in Luzon, Visayas
