Power News

June 3, 2021

PHL installed RE capacity rose in Q1

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 3, 2021 from Business Mirror In photo: Energy Development Corp.’s 150-megawatt Burgos wind power project in Ilocos Norte The country’s total renewable energy (RE) installed capacity in the first quarter rose to 5,695.82 megawatts (MW) […]
June 3, 2021

ERC orders 17 GenCos to explain

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 2, 2021, 4:16 PM from Manila Bulletin Breach of ‘outage allowance’ The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) had served summons to at least 17 power generation companies (GenCos) “to explain the unplanned outages that breached […]
June 3, 2021

Fort Pilar gets notice of award for Malaya

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 02, 2021 at 07:50 pm from manilastandard.net Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. said Wednesday it issued the notice of award to Fort Pilar Energy Inc., the winning negotiating party that submitted […]
June 2, 2021

Commissioning of SMC BESS projects finalized

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 2, 2021 from Business Mirror Some of SMC Global Power Holdings Corp.’s (SGPHC) battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects have achieved final commissioning last month. The technology group Wärtsilä said Tuesday the first two energy […]
June 2, 2021

Rotating brownouts may last until June 7

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 1, 2021, 2:48 PM from Manila Bulletin WESM electricity prices rise In the midst of a pandemic that the government is struggling to  fully address efficiently, Filipino consumers are being slapped with added burdens […]
June 1, 2021

Luzon grid plunged into rotating brownouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 31, 2021, 2:06 PM from Manila Bulletin As Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi has his attention on the sizzling political tension at the administration’s political party PDP-Laban, the power grid of Luzon grid made […]
June 1, 2021

Red alert raised for Luzon grid

By Angelica Y. Yang – May 31, 2021 | 8:46 pm from Business World THE NATIONAL Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) raised red and yellow alerts over the Luzon grid Monday, as demand peaked following a rise in temperatures […]
June 1, 2021

Mindanao power co-ops need support to expand, stabilize services

By Marifi S. Jara – May 30, 2021 | 7:56 pm from Business World NAPOCOR.GOV.PH ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES (ECs) in Mindanao need more support to serve more households and address the continued rotating brownouts in parts of the southern islands despite […]
May 31, 2021

WESM to start power reserves trading this year

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 31, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin As a remedy to the recurring problem of scant power reserves that subsequently results in higher electric bills or brownouts, the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) will […]
May 31, 2021

Solar pushed to address Mindoro power woes

By Jordeene B. Lagare – May 29, 2021 from The Manila Times 1-GREEN INSTALLING solar panels can help in solving the prevailing power supply situation in Mindoro, according to WeGen Philippines. In a statement, WeGen said that households in the […]