Power News

January 10, 2024

Chinese presence at NGCP

By DEMAND AND SUPPLY – Boo Chanco – January 10, 2024 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star The sun bid goodbye for the day as viewed from Tagaytay City on January 7, 2024. STAR / Anthony Abad The Chinese presence […]
January 10, 2024

ERC to elevate power rate hike case against SMC, Meralco to Supreme Court

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 9, 2024, 6:00 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission plans to elevate its case to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeals sustained with finality its June 2023 decision annulling its […]
January 9, 2024

Meralco customers likely to see ‘minimal’ increase in January bill

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 8, 2024, 7:10 pm from manilastandard.net Meralco lineman examined the electric hanging meters base at a post along Quezon Ave in Quezon City, As the Meralco has announced an increase in its power […]
January 9, 2024

DMCI Power reports 7% increase in sales volume to off-grid areas

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 8, 2024, 6:45 pm from manilastandard.net Off-grid electricity generator DMCI Power Corp. (DPC) said Monday it recorded a 7-percent increase in sales volume in 2023 to 454 gigawatt hours (GWh) from 426 GWh […]
January 8, 2024

SMC, Aboitiz Power units submit lowest rates for Meralco supply

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 7, 2024, 8:10 pm from manilastandard.net San Miguel Corp. and Aboitiz Power Corp., through their respective subsidiaries, submitted the lowest offers for Manila Electric Co.’s 1,800- megawatt baseload requirement. This followed the bid […]
January 8, 2024

DMCI Power building wind, solar projects

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 7, 2024, 8:05 pm from manilastandard.net DMCI Power Corp. (DPC) expects to complete a 12-megawatt wind project in Semirara Island, Antique in 2024. DPC chairman Isidro Consunji said if the technology proves successful, […]
January 8, 2024

DoE plan must elevate energy security to top priority item, think tank says

By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter –  January 7, 2024 | 7:40 pm from Business World   THE Department of Energy (DoE) should designate energy security as its main focus when it submits the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) to Congress, according […]
January 6, 2024

Malampaya, First Gen units sign gas supply deal

By Manila Standard Business – January 5, 2024, 9:40 pm Prime Energy Resources Development B.V. managing director and general manager Donna Kuizon Cruz (seated, fourth from left) presents the new Malampaya gas sale and purchase agreement to Department of Energy […]
January 6, 2024

Semirara’s 2023 coal sales reached record 15.8m tons

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 5, 2024, 9:30 pm from manilastandard.net Integrated energy firm Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) said Friday it achieved a record-high coal sales volume of 15.8 million metric tons (MT) in 2023, up […]
January 5, 2024

Meralco opens bidding for interim supply of 660 MW

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 4, 2024, 9:15 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said Thursday it is inviting generation firms to participate in the competitive selection process (CSP) for 660 megawatts (MW) of interim […]