August 22, 2017

Meralco’s CSP Of Solar Proves Consumer Benefits of True CSP … and the Excessive Cost of Fit Subsidies

David Celestra Tan, MSK 20 August 2017 Meralco, after their apparently successful circumvention of the CSP policy for their 3,551mw of 20 year coal power contracts, is now highly publicizing their embracing competitive selection process (CSP) for renewable energy supply, […]
August 22, 2017

Still no decision from DOE on MTPP privatization plan

By Lenie Lectura – August 21, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) is expected to inform the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Board of its preference on how best to privatize the 650-megawatt (MW) Malaya […]
August 22, 2017

NEA plans big loans to electric cooperatives

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 19, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin State-run agency National Electrification Administration (NEA) will be funneling bulk of its P4.9-billion budget for 2018 to loans and energization projects of electric cooperatives (ECs). It said the […]
August 22, 2017

DOE to bring down RCOA threshold to 500 kilowatts

By Myrna M. Velasco –  August 21, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Breaking power utilities’ service dominance is all up in the agenda of the Department of Energy (DOE) as it is now seriously considering to bring down power retail […]