Power News

April 6, 2022

Synergy okays subscription to P12.24-b NGCP shares

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 5, 2022, 6:40 pm from manilastandard.net Synergy Grid and Development Philippines Inc. said Tuesday its board approved the subscription to 203.63 million non-voting preferred shares to be issued by National Grid Corp. of […]
April 5, 2022

Arayat-Mexico solar power farm exported to grid in March

BY LENIE LECTURA – APRIL 4, 2022 from Business Mirror THE 72-megawatt (MW) Arayat-Mexico solar power farm of Citicore Power Inc. and AC Energy Corp. (ACEN) started exporting power to the grid last month. The 72 MW solar farm is […]
April 5, 2022

AC Energy to pour $200M into 1,000MW RE project

BY LENIE LECTURA – APRIL 4, 2022 from Business Mirror AC Energy Corp. (ACEN), the listed energy platform of the Ayala group, will pour in $200 million to partly fund its newly-formed partnership with ib vogt GmbH of Germany which […]
April 4, 2022

Group seeks probe of power outages

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 4, 2022, 12:40 am from manilastandard.net The consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer, Inc. urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) over the weekend to investigate the recent unplanned outages of several power plants and […]
April 4, 2022

Manufacturing firms sign up for 100% RE power contracts

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 3, 2022, 8:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Manufacturing facilities in the country have been the “first movers” in signing up power supply agreements (PSAs) for 100 percent renewable energy (RE) for their electricity requirements. […]
April 4, 2022

Clean energy

DEMAND AND SUPPLY By Boo Chanco – April 4, 2022 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star There are two reasons why a country will want to increase the share of clean or renewable energy in its energy mix. First is […]
April 4, 2022

Coal power sets record growth in 2021

By Danessa Rivera – April 1, 2022 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Coal power set a growth record in 2021, with the  Philippines ranking 15th in terms of  coal share in electricity generation. As this also […]
April 2, 2022

DOE cannot fully commit to brownout-free elections

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 1, 2022, 3:58 PM from Manila Bulletin While all feasible contingency measures are being hammered out, the Department of Energy (DOE) cannot give full commitment that this year’s May 9 elections will not be […]
April 2, 2022

Palawan electric coop implements remedies to stop blackouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 1, 2022, 4:37 PM from Manila Bulletin The Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) implementing remedies to prevent the recurrence of blackouts in its service area after investigating the causes of the recent power disruptions. According […]
April 2, 2022

SM Group taking over Tiwi, Mak-Ban

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 1, 2022, 8:55 pm from manilastandard.net SM Investments Corp., the holding company of the Sy family, said Friday it is set to take full control of Philippine Geothermal Production Company Inc., which operates […]