December 21, 2016

WESM expects power rates falling next year

by Alena Mae S. Flores – December 19, 2016 at 08:12 pm from Manila Standard Today Philippine Electricity Market Corp., the operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, expects power rates to sustain a downtrend next year, after settlement prices plunged to a […]
December 19, 2016

NGCP to spend P89 billion for grid expansion, other projects

By Lenie Lectura – December 18, 2016 from Manila Bulletin THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) plans to earmark nearly P89 billion in capital expenditure (capex) between 2017 to 2020 to fulfill its mandate as the country’s transmission operator. In a […]
December 16, 2016

DOE okays GIS for 5 proposed power projects

By Lenie Lectura – December 15, 2016 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) has recently cleared five proposed power projects for the conduct of a grid impact study (GIS). The proposed projects are expected to generate a total installed capacity of […]
December 16, 2016

Revolt at ERC

by Jojo Robles – December 15, 2016 at 12:01 am from Manila Standard Today There’s trouble at the Energy Regulatory Commission, the quasi-judicial watchdog tasked with guarding the government’s and the people’s interest in the trillion-peso power industry. And it’s being caused by […]