December 19, 2017

Meralco unit tapping Irish firm

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 15, 2017 at 07:51 pm from manilastandard.net Meralco PowerGen Corp., the generation unit of Manila Electric Co., is set to finalize an operations and maintenance agreement with ESB International of Ireland for the 1,200-megawatt Atimonan coal-fired […]
December 19, 2017

Govt’s Right to Tax Power Comes with Obligation to Protect Electric Consumers From Exploitation

David Celestra Tan, MSK 17 December 2017 The new government tax on coal and diesel will be painful additions to the monthly electric bills of the already overcharged and overburdened Filipino electric consumers. It will add P0.12 per kwh to […]
December 18, 2017

DOE starts crafting PH nuclear power plans

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 17, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Underpinned by a technical assistance from the Russian Federation State Atomic Energy Cooperation (ROSATOM), the Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is now well on its way into […]
December 16, 2017

Hedcor signs supply pact with Surigao cooperative

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 15, 2017 at 07:57 pm from manilastandard.net Hedcor Bukidnon, a unit of Aboitiz Power Corp., signed a supply agreement with Surigao del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative Inc. (Surseco) 1) that will diversify the cooperative’s energy supply. […]