Power News

January 28, 2021

Steep price hobbles fast rollout of smart meters

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 28, 2021, 7:30 AM from Manila Bulletin The high cost of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology has been hobbling targets of massive rollout of smart meters in the country, because many Filipino consumers would […]
January 27, 2021

More EPNS-certified energy projects coming up

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 27, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The number of proposed investments that were classified as “energy projects of national significance” (EPNS) climbed by P113.58 billion as of end-December last year to P795.52 billion […]
January 27, 2021

Meralco, other DUs urged to set flexibility on power service disconnections

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 26, 2021, 12:32 PM from Manila Bulletin As many financially-distressed consumers still struggle to survive, the country’s power distribution utilities (DUs) like the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and other service providers are being urged […]
January 26, 2021

ERC adjusts regulatory proceedings to ‘new normal’ setting

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 26, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Given the unremitting jolt on workplaces brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced that it has revised its Rules of Practice and […]
January 26, 2021

ACEN to boost renewables portfolio via joint venture

By Lorenz S. Marasigan – January 26, 2021 from Business Mirror AC Energy Corp. (ACEN) and Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings Inc. (SP) are forming a joint venture for the development and construction of solar projects in the Philippines. In […]
January 26, 2021

Greenergy board approves creation of 2 subsidiaries

By VG Cabuag – January 26, 2021 from Business Mirror Greenergy Holdings Inc., a company led by businessman Antonio Tiu, on Monday said its board has approved the creation of two firms, which will become its corporate vehicle for its […]
January 25, 2021

NEA loan disbursements to ECs reach P440-M in 2020

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 24, 2021, 6:30 AM from Manila Bulletin The aggregate loans disbursed by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to the electric cooperatives reached P439.983 million last year, according to the agency’s accounts management and guarantee […]
January 25, 2021

ERC revises rules of procedure to allow more electronic filing, virtual hearings

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 24, 2021 | 7:40 pm from Business World THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said Friday that it added 12 new sections to its revised rules of practice and procedure (RPP), to allow the electronic […]
January 25, 2021

Power restoration in Albay almost complete – NEA

By Eireene Jairee Gomez – January 23, 2021 from The Manila Times The National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported on Friday that power in Albay had been 98-percent restored after Typhoons Rolly (international name: Goni) and Ulysses (Vamco) struck the province […]
January 23, 2021

DoE endorses 149 energy projects of national significance worth P795 billion

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 22, 2021 | 6:55 pm from Business World   The Department of Energy (DoE) said it has certified 149 energy projects of national significance (EPNS) to date, with the approved projects involving investment of […]