November 4, 2017

TransCo asked to refund P14 B in RE subsidy collections

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 3, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Fund administrator National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) is being urged to refund up to P14 billion worth of two-year subsidy collections for the feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) charges that had […]
November 2, 2017

MGI geothermal plant in Sto. Tomas, Batangas now producing 600 GWh

By Lenie Lectura – October 30, 2017 from Business Mirror MAIBARARA Geothermal Inc. (MGI) said on Monday its 20-megawatt (MW) unit-1 geothermal-power plant in Santo Tomas, Batangas, reached its 600-gigaWatt-hour (GWh) generation mark on October 25. This milestone was achieved three years and eight months […]
October 30, 2017

MGen CEO to focus on ‘clean coal’ plants

By Lenie Lectura – October 29, 2017 From Business Mirror   ROGELIO L. Singson, the newly appointed executive of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), said he will focus on “supercritical clean-coal plants”. “I will focus on the general direction of MGen [Meralco […]
October 28, 2017

BOI approves P35.4 B renewable power projects

By Richmond Mercurio – October 28, 2017 – 12:00am from Philstar MANILA, Philippines — The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved four renewable energy projects totaling P35.4 billion in support of the administration’s efforts to address the power requirements of its ongoing […]