September 21, 2020

NPC assets sale proceeds hit P915 B

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 21, 2020, 5:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Proceeds from the sale of National Power Corporation (NPC) assets have already reached P915 billion as of end-March this year but revenue collections only hit P612.41 billion, […]
September 21, 2020

Gatchalian warns of power outages with depletion of Malampaya field

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 20, 2020 at 08:40 pm from manilastandard.net Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate committee on energy, expressed concern over the imminent depletion of natural gas from the Malampaya field in northwest Palawan. […]
September 19, 2020

Peak power demand rebound signals recovery — IEMOP

By Adam J. Ang – September 17, 2020 | 7:59 pm from Business World AN INCREASE in peak demand for electricity this month is an indication of the power sector’s recovery from the pandemic, according to the independent spot market […]
September 19, 2020

Higher power rates blamed on coal-fired power plant shutdowns

By Adam J. Ang – September 16, 2020 | 7:43 pm from Business World A SUSTAINABILITY think tank blamed the rise in average power rates last year on power plant shutdowns, which it deployed as an argument against the continued […]