Power News

February 8, 2022

Repair of First Gen’s Avion plant partially completed

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 7, 2022, 5:46 PM from Manila Bulletin The repair of one of the generating units of the 97-megawatt Avion gas-fired power plant of First Gen Corporation had already been partially completed, the Lopez-owned firm […]
February 7, 2022

SPNEC, AEC ink power supply deal

BY LENIE LECTURA – FEBRUARY 7, 2022 from Business Mirror Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corp. (SPNEC) has bagged the power contract to supply Angeles Electric Corp. (AEC), the third largest distribution utility in Luzon, for 10 years. Under the signed […]
February 7, 2022

Aboitiz firm completes Batangas power project

BY LENIE LECTURA – FEBRUARY 7, 2022 from Business Mirror Lima EnerZone Corp., the power distribution firm of Aboitiz Power Corp., has recently completed the energization of the Batangas-LIMA 69kV Line 2, effectively increasing its reliability and doubling capacity to […]
February 7, 2022

Higher fuel prices might hike Meralco rates in Feb

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 6, 2022, 7:20 AM from Manila Bulletin The upticks in fuel prices will likely drive up the overall electricity rates to be billed by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to its customers […]
February 7, 2022

DOE assures seamless Malampaya field operation

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 6, 2022, 8:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Amid the intensifying political and legal scuffle relating to shares divestment in the asset, the Department of Energy (DOE) has assured that the Malampaya gas field will […]
February 5, 2022

10 GenCos penalized by ERC for ‘excessive’ outages

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 4, 2022, 5:17 PM from Manila Bulletin At least 10 generation companies (GenCos) that were tagged as culprits in last year’s summer brownouts had been penalized by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for breaching […]
February 5, 2022

ERC approves increased subsidized rates for SPUG suppliers

By Marielle C. Lucenio – February 2, 2022 | 8:24 pm from Business World THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the petition of the National Power Corp. (NPC) to increase the subsidized approved generation rate for distribution utilities and […]
February 4, 2022

SCPC to contest fine for outages

BY LENIE LECTURA – FEBRUARY 3, 2022 from Business Mirror www.semcalacapower.ph Consunji-led Sem-Calaca Power Corp. (SCPC) said Thursday it would contest the decision of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), which found the former liable for breaching maximum allowable plant outage […]
February 4, 2022

Generation charges seen up in February

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 3, 2022, 7:05 pm from manilastandard.net Manila Electric Co. said Thursday generation charges may go up in February because of coal and gas price increases and the peso depreciation. “There is pressure on […]
February 3, 2022

Meralco: SMC unit submits lowest bid

BY LENIE LECTURA – FEBRUARY 2, 2022 from Business Mirror South Premiere Power Corp. (SPPC), a power arm of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), submitted the lowest bid for the contract to supply 170-megawatt (MW) peaking power to the Manila […]