Power News

November 15, 2021

Meralco considering nuclear en route to zero coal by 2050

By Bianca Angelica D. Añago – November 12, 2021 | 12:08 am from Business World THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said it is considering nuclear energy as well as renewable energy in order to go completely coal-free by 2050. In […]
November 13, 2021

Meralco rates up P0.3256/kWh this November

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 12, 2021, 2:58 PM from Manila Bulletin Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will need to shell out higher budget for their electric bills this month as the utility firm’s residential rate had gone […]
November 13, 2021

Global Energy Alliance eyes RE projects in PH

By Chino S. Leyco – November 12, 2021, 11:47 AM from Manila Bulletin A new private sector-led global organization is exploring a possible country partnership with the Philippines to assist in hastening its transition to green and renewable energy (RE) […]
November 13, 2021

INEC plans to build more power projects

By Alena Mae S. Flores – November 11, 2021 at 07:00 pm from manilastandard.net Isla Norte Energy Corp., an incorporated joint venture of Vivant Integrated Diesel Corp. and Gigawatt Power Inc., plans to develop more projects next year after completing […]
November 12, 2021

Construction of VEC power plants to start in 2022

BY LENIE LECTURA – NOVEMBER 11, 2021 from Business Mirror Vivant Energy Corp. (VEC) and Gigawatt Power Inc. (GPI) will start next year the construction of two power projects in Pampanga and Palawan worth almost P2 billion. GPI President Walden […]
November 12, 2021

Meralco eyes 1,500MW RE supply capacity

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 11, 2021, 3:52 PM from Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be contracting at least 1,500 megawatts of renewable energy (RE) capacity to form part of its supply portfolio that […]
November 12, 2021

Ayala firm seals JV with US company

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 11, 2021, 2:55 PM from Manila Bulletin ACE Enexor Inc., the oil and gas company of the Ayala group, has cemented a joint venture agreement with US firm Red Holdings B.V., a subsidiary of […]
November 12, 2021

Malampaya transactions raise nat’l, energy security concerns

By Alyssa Nicole O. Tan – November 10, 2021 | 7:24 pm from Business World BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS said Wednesday that they support a continued investigation in the Senate into the sale of stakes in the Malampaya operators, citing the threat […]
November 11, 2021

Senate approves microgrid bill bicam report

By Alyssa Nicole O. Tan – November 10, 2021 | 7:19 pm from Business World THE SENATE late Tuesday ratified the bicameral report of a bill seeking to promote the use of microgrid systems for total electrification. Senator Sherwin T. […]
November 11, 2021

Panasia Energy wins auction for Bataan power plant site

By Bianca Angelica D. Añago – November 10, 2021 | 7:24 pm from Business World THE Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) said Wednesday that it successfully auctioned the site of a former power plant in Limay, Bataan […]