Power News

January 23, 2023

Surallah Power building 7-MW biomass project in South Cotabato

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 22, 2023, 6:35 pm from manilastandard.net Surallah Power Generation Inc., a local company, is putting up a second biomass project with a capacity of 7 megawatts in South Cotabato province with financing from […]
January 23, 2023

Mandatory ‘no plant shutdowns’ this summer pressed

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 21, 2023, 11:00 AM from Manila Bulletin As consumers in the Luzon grid are seen bracing for vicious summer ordeal of threatening electricity service disruptions, the Department of Energy (DOE) has been asked to […]
January 21, 2023

DOE expects Linseed Field Power’s LNG terminal to open in April

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 20, 2023, 8:10 pm from manilastandard.net Local company Linseed Field Power Corp. is on track to launching the commercial operations of its integrated liquefied natural gas import terminal in Barangay Ilijan, Batangas City […]
January 21, 2023

14 groups express interest in Casecnan hydroplant

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 20, 2023, 7:50 pm from manilastandard.net State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. said Friday the sale of the 165-megawatt Casecnan hydroelectric power plant in Nueva Ecija drew the interest of 14 […]
January 21, 2023

ERC sets phased approval of NPC’s P30.8-B UCME cost recoveries

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 20, 2023, 3:28 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be targeting phased approval of the P30.8 billion worth of cost recoveries that state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) has lodged via […]
January 20, 2023

NPC to reduce electricity service in remote areas on delayed subsidy

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 19, 2023, 6:50 pm from manilastandard.net National Power Corp. on Thursday warned that it would reduce electricity service in remote areas not served by the power grid because of the fuel supply shortage […]
January 20, 2023

NSW govt to fund ACEN feasibility study

BY LENIE LECTURA – JANUARY 20, 2023 from Business Mirror ACEN Australia, the platform representing ACEN Corp.’s renewable energy (RE) assets in Australia, received a big boost from the New South Wales (NSW) government for its 800megawatt (MW) Phoenix pump-hydro […]
January 20, 2023

KEPCO: Several firms keen on coal power assets in PHL

BY LENIE LECTURA – JANUARY 19, 2023 from Business Mirror Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said Monday it is selling its coal power assets in the Philippines as it moves to restructure its overseas business. The South Korean state-owned power […]
January 20, 2023

ERC to expedite review of NPC petitions

BY LENIE LECTURA – JANUARY 19, 2023 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Wednesday said it will fast-track its review of all pending petitions of the National Power Corp. (NPC) for its availment from the Universal Charge […]
January 18, 2023

Aboitiz breaks ground on Albay plant

BY LENIE LECTURA – JANUARY 18, 2023 from Business Mirror Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower), through its subsidiary AP Renewables Inc. (APRI), broke ground for its new 17 megawatt (MW) binary geothermal power plant in Tiwi, Albay. The power project will […]