October 17, 2017

WB keen on P52-b power grid project

by Alena Mae S. Flores – October 16, 2017 at 08:01 pm from manilastandard.net State-run National Transmission Corp. said Monday it is in “serious talks” with the World Bank to finance the P52-billion Visayas-Mindanao interconnection project. TransCo president Melvin Matibag said the World Bank […]
October 14, 2017

Semirara ups royalty payments to DoE, local government units

BY Alena Mae S. Flores – October 13, 2017 at 07:56 pm from manilastandard.net Semirara Mining and Power Corp. tripled its first-half royalty payments to the Energy Department to P1.69 billion from P575 million year-on-year. “Our continued partnership with the DoE allows […]
October 13, 2017

SPI to develop 100-MW solar plant in Tarlac

By Lenie Lectura – October 11, 2017 from Business Mirror Sunray Power Inc. (SPI) will develop a 100-megawatt (MW) solar-power project in Tarlac. SPI is 75-percent owned by Menlo Renewable Energy Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of MRC Allied Inc. A solar energy-service […]
October 13, 2017

Congressmen want more power plants built

by Alena Mae S. Flores and Maricel V. Cruz – October 12, 2017 at 07:43 pm from manilastandard.net Congressmen on Thursday cited the need to build more power plants on rising power demand amid the sustained economic growth. Rep. Lord Velasco of Marinduque, […]