Power News

October 27, 2022

Alternergy installs equipment for Quezon project

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 26, 2022, 3:58 PM from Manila Bulletin Renewable energy firm Alternergy has installed a meteorological (met) mast to measure the actual electricity generation potential of its targeted 50-megawatt wind power project to be sited […]
October 27, 2022

NGCP restores power in parts of Mindanao

By Alena Mae S. Flores – October 26, 2022, 8:35 pm from manilastandard.net Transmission network operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said Wednesday it energized the Baloi-Aurora 138-kiloVolt line, two days after a bomb explosion toppled Tower No. 8 […]
October 26, 2022

Marelco: NPC plans power cuts to conserve costly fuel

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 26, 2022 from Business Mirror The Marinduque Electric Cooperative Inc. (Marelco) has been informed by the National Power Corp. (NPC) of possible “load shedding,” as a result of insufficient budget. Marelco said Tuesday that it […]
October 26, 2022

Bombing of NGCP transmission tower causes Mindanao blackouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 25, 2022, 3:25 PM from Manila Bulletin Several areas in Mindanao had been plagued with blackouts following the bombing of a transmission tower of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) which triggered […]
October 25, 2022

Deadline for NGCP report on procurement extended

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 25, 2022 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has granted the request of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to submit next month its explanation as to why it should not […]
October 25, 2022

AG&P to open LNG terminal in 2023

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 25, from Business Mirror Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific International Holdings has converted LN G carrier ISH into a floating storage unit. THE liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal of Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific International Holdings (AG&P) […]
October 24, 2022

PSALM seeks condonation of problematic receivables

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 23, 2022, 8:00 PM from Manila Bulletin State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is seeking the help of the national government (NG) for possible condonation of “swelling” debts of its problematic […]
October 24, 2022

Aboitiz Power to buy another 35.4% stake in Mindanao coal plant operator

By Alena Mae S. Flores October 23, 2022, 7:05 pm from manilastandard.net Aboitiz Power Corp. expects to complete the acquisition of an additional 35.4-percent equity stake in STEAG State Power Inc., the operator of the 210-megawatt Mindanao coal-fired power plant […]
October 24, 2022

Gatchalian seeks unified electrification program

By Alena Mae S. Flores October 23, 2022, 6:35 pm from manilastandard.net Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Sunday the government’s electrification program should be unified to expedite household energization in rural communities. “It’s deplorable that in this time and age, over […]
October 21, 2022

NGCP adds supply for Calamba demand

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 21, 2022 from Business Mirror THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has addressed the increasing load growth in South Luzon with the energization of the Calamba 230-kiloVolt (kV) substation and associated transmission lines. […]