Power News

June 7, 2021

Citicore unit on DOE’s green energy suppliers’ list

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 7, 2021 from Business Mirror Citicore Power Inc.’s (Citicore) retail electricity supplier (RES) arm, Citicore Energy Solutions, Inc. (CESI), was recently included in the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) list of entities qualified under the Green […]
June 7, 2021

MinDA thumbs down sale of Mindanao power facility

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 7, 2021 from Business Mirror THE Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is opposing the privatization of the Agus-Pulangi Hydroelectric Complex (APHC), as the hydropower plants will ensure the stable supply of electricity in Mindanao. “MinDA’s position […]
June 7, 2021

BNPP revival seen to fix power shortage

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 05, 2021 at 07:30 pm from manilastandard.net The power outages that hit Luzon in the past few days prompted another call from nuclear power proponents to revive the 620-megawatt Bataan nuclear power plant […]
June 6, 2021

NEA seeks write-off of EC’s ‘worthless receivables’

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 4, 2021, 5:02 PM from Manila Bulletin The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is seeking write-off of the consumers’ “worthless receivables”, including those whose records have been destroyed or already impossible to be retrieved. In […]
June 5, 2021

‘Red alert’ threats in Luzon grid persisting until June 10 – DOE

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 4, 2021, 2:23 PM from Manila Bulletin Threats of probable rotating brownouts would persist until June 10, as ‘red alert’ conditions are still foreseen in the country’s major power grid, according to the Department […]
June 5, 2021

DoE says no more brownouts expected, investigating outages

By Angelica Y. Yang with Bianca Angelica D. Añago – June 3, 2021 | 8:36 pm from Business World PHILSTAR THE Department of Energy (DoE) said Thursday that the Luzon grid has returned to normal and that it expects no […]
June 5, 2021

DoE releases energy labeling rules for appliances, lighting

By Angelica Y. Yang – June 3, 2021 | 8:23 pm from Business World PHILSTAR THE Department of Energy (DoE) has released guidelines governing the labeling of energy-consuming products including air conditioner units, refrigerators, television (TV) sets, and lighting products. […]
June 4, 2021

Blueleaf Energy, SunAsia to develop solar projects

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 4, 2021 from Business Mirror Blueleaf Energy, a portfolio company of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, has partnered with renewable energy (RE) developer SunAsia Energy for the development of 1.25 gigawatts (GW) of solar projects in […]
June 4, 2021

DOE eyes solution to Malampaya gas restriction

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 3, 2021, 3:57 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) will convene the relevant stakeholders in the gas sector, so it can finally ferret out definitive solution to the lingering gas production […]
June 4, 2021

First Gen taps Danish firm for vessel support services

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 3, 2021, 3:36 PM from Manila Bulletin Lopez-led First Gen Corporation has inked a 10-year time charter party with Danish firm Svitzer for the provision of towage and other vessel support services for the […]