April 16, 2019

Oil-fired and hydropower plants are highest-priced bidders in WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 15, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The oil-fired and hydro power plants have been the “high price trendsetters” in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) during precarious supply situation in Luzon grid – […]
April 16, 2019

PCC allows P6-billion power deal of AC Energy, Phinma

By Lenie Lectura – April 16, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has cleared the P6-billion power deal between AC Energy Inc. and the Phinma Group. AC Energy and the Phinma Group said separately that they received […]
April 16, 2019

Red alert lifted due to cooler weather temperatures

By Myrna Velasco – April 15, 2019, 7:50 PM from Manila Bulletin With the extended forced outage of the Sual coal-fired power plant, Luzon grid was placed on three-hour red alert again Monday, indicating that power supply in the grid […]
April 15, 2019

SMC to develop more clean coal power plants

By Danessa Rivera – April 15, 2019 – 12:00am from The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Corp. (SMC) intends to continue developing clean coal power plants, as well as pursue renewable energy projects and battery technology developments with […]