April 24, 2018

Govt nuclear policy presented to Duterte

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 23, 2018 at 10:42 am from manilastandard.net The Energy Department said it submitted the proposed nuclear energy policy to Malacañang last week for the president’s approval. “I submitted it already to the president. […]
April 24, 2018

Akelco urged to invoke ‘force majeure’ to suspend PSAs during Boracay closure

By Lenie Lectura – April 23, 2018 from Business Mirror THE Aklan Electric Cooperative Inc. (Akelco) was urged on Monday to invoke the “force majeure” provisions of its power-supply agreements (PSAs) with power-generation companies to temporarily suspend the procurement of unneeded electricity during […]
April 24, 2018

5 power firms eye seats in WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated April 23, 2018, 2:59 PM from Manila Bulletin At least five giant power generation companies (GenCos) have nominated their respective representatives in the board of the restructured Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), the governing […]
April 23, 2018

SREC breaks ground for hybrid-power plant in Palawan

By Lenie Lectura – April 22, 2018 from Business Mirror SABANG Renewable Energy Corp. (SREC) broke ground for its hybrid power plant in Palawan. SREC’s hybrid power plant will consist of 1.4 megawatts of solar power with a 2.3-MW-per-hour battery-storage system and […]