September 29, 2017

DoE endorses joint oil exploration with China

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 27, 2017 at 07:01 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Department endorsed for Malacañang’s approval the farm-in agreement between state-run PNOC Exploration Corp. and China National Offshore Oil Corp. over a petroleum-rich area northwest off Palawan […]
September 29, 2017

NGCP says reserves in Luzon grid thin again

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 28, 2017 at 07:01 pm from manilastandard.net Grid operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines declared a ‘yellow alert’ in the Luzon grid for a few hours Thursday amid thin reserves brought about by the outage […]
September 27, 2017

San Miguel postpones IPO of energy business

By Lenie Lectura – September 27, 2017 from Business Mirror SMC Global Power Holdings Corp., the power arm of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), has postponed anew its planned initial public offering (IPO) this year due to unresolved issues involving contracts it entered […]
September 27, 2017

Danish RE firm notes hazy PHL policy on wind power

By  Lenie Lectura – September 27, 2017 from Business Mirror VESTAS Asia Pacific Wind Technology Pte. Ltd. expressed anew its concern on the lack of clear-cut policy of the Philippine government on incentives for wind-power projects. “What the industry needs is a clarity […]