Power News

June 14, 2021

‘ERC must scrutinize impact of AS policy on consumers’

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 14, 2021 from Business Mirror The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) should be allowed to review the Department of Energy (DOE) policy requiring 100-percent firm contracting for […]
June 14, 2021

Pelco II, LPEC ink power supply deal

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 14, 2021 from Business Mirror PAMPANGA II Electric Cooperative (Pelco II) and La Pampanga Energy Corp. (LPEC) have signed a 15-year power supply agreement (PSA) that would provide a stable and secure power supply in […]
June 14, 2021

DOE adds 2 firms to green energy suppliers list

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 14, 2021 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) has included two more renewable energy (RE) firms in its Green Energy Option Program (GEOP) list. Shell Energy Philippines Inc. and Green Core Geothermal Inc. […]
June 14, 2021

DOE wants power plants repair works postponed

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 14, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin With thinning supply in the Luzon grid, the Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking postponement of the maintenance activities for the Ilijan gas-fired and Sual-coal fired power […]
June 14, 2021

PSALM wants stranded debts in power bills removed

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 14, 2021, 6:30 AM from Manila Bulletin State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) said it will formally ask the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to scrap the universal charge for stranded debts […]
June 12, 2021

Meralco rates to go up slightly by P0.08/kWh this June due to WESM price spikes

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 11, 2021, 2:34 PM from Manila Bulletin Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will have to burden additional P0.0798 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in their June electric bills, and that’s driven mainly by higher […]
June 12, 2021

New power plant may save Luzon from more brownouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 12, 2021, 8:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Consumers in the Luzon grid will be spared from suffering brownouts in the coming weeks if the first 668-megawatt unit 1 of the GNPower Dinginin coal-fired power […]
June 11, 2021

DOE seeks government return to power generation business

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 11, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking government’s return to power generation business to primarily serve the power system’s requirement for reserves or ancillary services. Energy Secretary […]
June 11, 2021

Erring Gencos facing probe for collusion raps amid continuing brownouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 10, 2021, 2:54 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) said erring power generation companies (GenCos) are being investigated for possible collusion that resulted in brownouts this year even as it raised […]
June 11, 2021

NGCP warns of power rate hike in DOE AS procurement

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 10, 2021, 4:22 PM from Manila Bulletin System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has warned of spikes in the electricity bills of consumers if it will have to adhere to the […]