Power News

July 9, 2021

PH eyeing P2.98-T worth of RE projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 8, 2021, 2:03 PM from Manila Bulletin The government is eyeing to corner P2.984 trillion worth of renewable energy (RE) investments in line with the country’s clean energy scenario (CES) pathway that it targets […]
July 8, 2021

NGCP working to repair damaged Negros high voltage submarine cable

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 7, 2021, 3:06 PM from Manila Bulletin The 138-kilovolt (kV) high voltage submarine cable in Negros Oriental which suffered technical glitch, has been limiting the transmission of power capacity between the islands of Cebu […]
July 8, 2021

Former DOE official is anticipated as next PEMC president

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 7, 2021, 1:47 PM from Manila Bulletin An official of the Department of Energy (DOE), who reportedly resigned recently from his post, is well anticipated by power industry players as the next president of […]
July 8, 2021

Duterte signs EPIRA amendment enhancing energy panel’s powers

By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza – July 7, 2021 | 8:27 pm from Business World PHILSTAR PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has signed into law a bill upgrading the powers of the Joint Congressional Energy Commission (JCEC), which exercises oversight over […]
July 8, 2021

Energy dep’t pitches Napocor carbon sequestration program to IPPs

By Angelica Y. Yang – July 6, 2021 | 8:12 pm from Business World THE ENERGY department is encouraging independent power producers (IPPs) to join the National Power Corp.’s (Napocor) carbon sequestration program, which is expected to benefit nine watersheds […]
July 7, 2021

Global Business Power to build 115MWp solar plant in Rizal

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 6, 2021, 3:47 PM from Manila Bulletin Global Business Power Corporation (GBP) of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan’s conglomerate, will be building a 115-megawatt peak (MWp) solar power facility in Rizal that it targets to […]
July 7, 2021

Citicore completes solar rooftop installations at 8 AFAB buildings

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 6, 2021, 3:18 PM from Manila Bulletin Filipino firm Citicore Power Inc. has finished the installation of solar rooftops that will provide the electricity needs of at least eight (8) buildings in the domain […]
July 7, 2021

Petron building power plant for Bataan refinery

BY LENIE LECTURA – JULY 6, 2021 from Business Mirror PETRON Corp., the country’s largest oil company, said it expects to finish in the second half of 2022 the construction of a power plant that will cater to the power […]
July 6, 2021

PCCI’s help sought on businesses’ participation in ILP when power supply is tight

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 5, 2021, 5:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The participation of businesses or companies with self-generating assets is being sought, so they can switch on their own facilities when electricity supply in the grid would […]
July 6, 2021

At least 3 coal plants cease operations

By Jordeene B. Lagare – July 5, 2021 from The Manila Times At least three coal-fired power plant projects in the provinces of Cebu and Quezon have discontinued operations, according to the Department of Energy (DoE). In a correspondence, Mario Marasigan, director of the DoE’s Electric […]