Power News

March 5, 2021

Power co-ops told to back TransCo as off-grid system operator

By Jordeene B. Lagare – March 5, 2021 from The Manila Times Electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide are enjoined to ensure the smooth transition of their system operator functions to the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo). In a recent memorandum, the Department […]
March 4, 2021

Meralco electrification program on track

By Lorenz S. Marasigan – March 4, 2021 from Business Mirror Power lines run beside a sign for the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) Makati branch in Manila, the Philippines, on Monday, March 23, 2009. Manila Electric Co. is the largest […]
March 4, 2021

Power consumer warns of higher electricity rates in Bantayan on three supply contracts

By Manila Standard Business – March 02, 2021 at 07:35 pm A power consumer warned that three supply contracts will run simultaneously for several months this year, resulting in expensive and surplus power in Bantayan Island which will be partly […]
March 4, 2021

Renewable energy to sustain our people, our business, our world

By Peter Paul Duran – March 03, 2021 at 08:55 pm from manilastandard.net The ardent push for green energy has been in motion since the start of the millennium. Though it proves progress for the movement has seen rough terrain, […]
March 3, 2021

MPIC readies foray into gas business

By Lorenz S. Marasigan – March 3, 2021 from Business Mirror   Infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) plans to create synergies in its power companies through its foray into the gas business, which means the group will set […]
March 3, 2021

Meralco power unit plans investment shift to LNG

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 3, 2021, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Meralco PowerGen Corporation, the power investment arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), is seriously weighing options to shift investment plans into setting up liquefied natural gas (LNG) […]
March 3, 2021

NEA to ask Budget dep’t for P16.76 billion until 2026 to fund remaining sitio electrification

By Angelica Y. Yang – March 2, 2021 | 7:55 pm from Business World PHILSTAR THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Monday that it will be seeking P16.76 billion worth of additional funding from the Department of Budget and Management […]
March 2, 2021

Plunge in electricity demand cuts Meralco profits in 2020

By Lorenz S. Marasigan – March 2, 2021 from Business Mirror Power lines run beside a sign for the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) Makati branch in Manila, the Philippines, on Monday, March 23, 2009. Manila Electric Co. is the largest […]
March 2, 2021

First Pacific, partners submit offer to Shell for Malampaya stake

By Lorenz S. Marasigan – March 2, 2021 from Business Mirror A platform at the Malampaya gas field is seen in this BusinessMirror file photo. First Pacific Co. Ltd., the parent company of infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp., and […]
March 2, 2021

Aboitiz-owned geothermal plants supplying power to Wells Fargo

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 2, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Tiwi and Makiling-Bahanaw geothermal plants have started supplying the electricity requirements of American financial services company Wells Fargo through the retail electricity supplier (RES) agreement that […]