Power News

December 28, 2022

DOE submits draft AO on energy conservation

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 27, 2022, 7:00 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy said Tuesday it submitted to the Office of the President a proposed administrative order that will further accelerate the implementation of energy efficiency […]
December 28, 2022

Power infrastructure deemed top priority for climate-proofing efforts

By Aaron Michael C. Sy – December 27, 2022 | 8:24 pm from Business World   PHILSTAR POWER infrastructure was put forward as a priority for the government’s climate-proofing efforts, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said, citing the […]
December 27, 2022

Chinese companies express interest in RE collaboration

By Ashley Erika O. Jose – December 26, 2022 | 7:40 pm from Business World THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) said it is in official talks with China on possible areas of collaboration within the energy industry, after Chinese companies […]
December 27, 2022

Spectrum to set up solar project in OB Montessori

BY LORENZ S. MARASIGAN – DECEMBER 27, 2022 from Business Mirror SPECTRUM, the solar subsidiary of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), said on Monday it has partnered with Operation Brotherhood (OB) Montessori Center for a solar power project in the institution’s […]
December 27, 2022

EDC inks power supply deal with Visayas hospital

BY LENIE LECTURA – DECEMBER 26, 2022 from Business Mirror Energy Development Corp. (EDC) will start supplying power to Negros Oriental’s leading medical institution, Silliman University Medical Center Foundation, Inc. (SUMCFI), making it the first hospital in the island to […]
December 26, 2022

ERC in consultations for proposed measures to deal with Malampaya shutdown in Feb.

By Ashley Erika O. Jose – December 25, 2022 | 7:45 pm from Business World BW FILE PHOTO THE ENERGY Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it is currently in consultations to come up with measures that will mitigate the scheduled Malampaya […]
December 26, 2022

Study: Many economic zone locators not yet ready for switch to LNG as cleaner fuel

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 25, 2022, 6:45 pm from manilastandard.net A study underscored the role of liquefied natural gas as a cleaner fuel for industrial facilities, but concluded that many special economic zone locators in the country […]
December 26, 2022

Aboitiz eyes green bonds for subsidiary next year

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 25, 2022, 6:35 pm from manilastandard.net Aboitiz Power Corp. is studying the issuance of green bonds in late 2023 to finance renewable energy projects, an executive said. “It’s going to be renewables for […]
December 24, 2022

DOE ‘more worried’ over thin power reserves starting April

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 23, 2022, 8:50 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy said Friday it is more worried over Luzon grid’s thin power reserves in the dry months starting April on increasing demand at the […]
December 24, 2022

NGCP files for transmission rate reset; pays P5.1-million penalty

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 23, 2022, 8:03 pm from manilastandard.net Transmission operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines on Thursday filed with the Energy Regulatory Commission an application to reset the transmission rates charged to power end-users. […]