February 27, 2018

Shutdowns, limited power generation cause Luzon grid to be on yellow alert

By Lenie Lectura – February 26, 2018 from Business Mirror Photo from CNN PHL THE Luzon grid was placed on yellow alert, the first for the year, mainly due to a number of power plants that went offline. “The Luzon […]
February 26, 2018

DOE keeps close watch on ‘forced outages’ of power plants

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 25, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin With some power plants scheduled for maintenance shutdown during the summer months, the Department of Energy (DOE) indicated that it would need to keep closer watch on […]
February 24, 2018

NGCP’s Vis-Min link among them DOE evaluating 10 projects for streamlined processing

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated February 23, 2018, 5:55 PM from Manila Bulletin Transmission firm-concessionaire National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has formally filed an application with the Department of Energy (DOE) on getting its P52-billion Visayas-Mindanao Interconnection […]
February 24, 2018

DOE mulls ‘no pass-on policy’ on initial coal TRAIN tax

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 23, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin At the initial excise tax rate of P50 per metric ton, the Department of Energy (DOE) is advancing a policy idea that the generation companies (GenCos) will […]