Power News

October 13, 2022

Tight power supply conditions forecast for early 2023

By Ashley Erika O. Jose – October 10, 2022 | 7:14 pm from Business World PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE Department of Energy (DoE) said red and yellow alerts are likely on the grid in early 2023, under a scenario that […]
October 12, 2022

MPGC plans to build transmission facility

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 12, 2022 from Business Mirror Mariveles Power Generation Corp. (MPGC) has proposed the construction of a transmission facility worth P1.867 billion to connect its 1200megawatt (MW) coal power plant project to the Luzon grid via […]
October 12, 2022

Government will address transmission constraints–DOE

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 12, 2022 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) is working closely with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to address problems related to transmission constraints that hamper the development of renewable […]
October 11, 2022

‘SMC-Meralco deals yield lessons’

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 11, 2022 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) said the termination of the power supply agreements (PSAs) between San Miguel Corp. (SMC) and the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) after their joint petition for […]
October 11, 2022

Meralco rates down by P0.0737/kWh in October billing

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 10, 2022, 1:55 PM from Manila Bulletin Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will experience slight relief in their electric bill payments this month, October, as the utility firm’s overall tariff will be pared […]
October 10, 2022

Visayas transmission line now operational

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 10, 2022 from Business Mirror The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said over the weekend that vital transmission facilities between Negros and Cebu have been fully restored, increasing the reliability of power transmission […]
October 10, 2022

SMC still keen on power auctions

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 10, 2022 from Business Mirror Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said it would still participate in future power supply auctions despite the unfavorable ruling from the regulators released last week. “Of course, lahat naman ng […]
October 10, 2022

Meralco: Weaker peso puts pressure on generation cost

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 10, 2022 from Business Mirror Power generation rates may increase this month, but the reduction in FIT-All rates will likely offset any upward adjustment in the generation charge. According to Meralco head of corporate communications […]
October 8, 2022

DOE widens coverage of ‘priority and must dispatch’ for RE capacities

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 7, 2022, 2:56 PM from Manila Bulletin A newly issued Department of Energy (DOE) circular has widened the coverage of renewable energy (RE) capacities included in the ‘priority and must dispatch’ protocols in the […]
October 8, 2022

NGCP completes repair of damaged submarine cable in Visayas

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 7, 2022, 3:29 PM from Manila Bulletin Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has completed and subsequently energized the 138-kilovolt Amlan-Samboan transmission line 1 facility, which is underpinning the wheeling of […]