August 2016 News Files
Meralco negotiates 300-MW power deals
Semirara operates coal plant expansion
DoE to draft nuclear energy roadmap
ERC okays NGCP’s Mindanao 230-kV transmission project
Meralco rolls out advanced system
NGCP alarmed by communities built beneath power-transmission lines
Meralco starts new system in September rerouting power to lessen impact of outage
Aboitiz pushes 390-MW plant in Ifugao
DOE, Meralco partnership brings power to marginalized households
DOE seeks review of 2 key EPIRA provisions
Meralco reports 7-percent year-on-year jump on electricity sales volume in July
NGCP wants to recover P1.56 million used to repair assets destroyed by Typhoon Ineng
Meralco to install 235,000 meters
DOE mulls requiring publication of planned power plant shutdowns
Aboitiz, EDC power plants undergo maintenance
Therma asks ERC to dismiss anti-competition case
NGCP seeks ERC OK of Navotas substation
BOI gives incentives to another coal power project
Meralco optimistic even as it reported lower earnings in H1
ERC probes ‘leak reports’ on 9 power plants
IFC invests in $161-M biomass project
Group asks government to grant perks to geothermal plants
Luzon grid to get add’l 847 MW this year – DOE
Luzon power supply seen tightening as 12 plants go offline from August-October
Meralco seeks emergency replacement of key transformer for Manila end-users
DOE eyes construction of new gas plant in Batangas to beef up electricity reserve
PSALM continues to bleed from IPPA deals
Senate summons energy CEOs on frequent ‘brownout threats’
EDC plant expanding within geothermal site
Albay Power debt balloons to P5.6B in 2 years
PSALM mulls re-bidding for ‘legally contested’ Naga plant
DOE taps USAID expertise in crafting energy-mix policy
Government, electrical engineers eye power industry technical audit
DOE to Palace: Tap Malampaya fund to pay NPC debts, lower power rates
EDC gets ERC approval to connect solar plant to Ilocos Norte consumers
DoE lifts Luzon ‘yellow alert’
Meralco rates down by P0.11/kwh this month; Luzon under ‘yellow alert’
Power rates down in August—Meralco
Cusi: Power reserve remains critical
Govt orders review of power companies
Group blames Noynoy for worsening energy problem
DOE moves to avert Luzon power shortage
Iloilo plant secures license to start comm’l operation
Secondary cap mitigates power price spike impact at WESM
Gov’t sees P1.8-billion savings in buyout of CBK hydropower plants
Cusi wants Agus-Pulangui power assets kept under gov’t ownership
