Power News

January 11, 2020

Delay seen in WESM management system

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 10, 2020 at 08:10 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Department may defer the implementation of the commercial operations of the new market management system for Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, an official said Friday. […]
January 10, 2020

Drillship of PXP Energy, partner arrives in Peru

By Lenie Lectura -January 10, 2020 from Business Mirror Listed upstream oil and gas firm PXP Energy Corp. on Thursday said a drillship has arrived in Lima, Peru, ahead of drilling a well located in Block Z-38 Tumbes Basin, Peru. […]
January 10, 2020

Meralco sets further TOR revisions in CSP for greenfield capacity

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – January 9, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The legal and technical teams of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) are reviewing anew some propounded further revisions on the terms of reference (TOR) for […]
January 10, 2020

Early contingency measures pushed to prevent brownouts

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – January 9, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Energy officials are pursuing advance planning and already laying down contingency measures to prevent the recurrence of brownouts this 2020, especially during the high demand-months of summer. […]
January 9, 2020

Meralco rates down by ₱0.41/kwh this month

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – January 8, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be enjoying a rate reduction of ₱0.41 per kilowatt hour (kwh) in their power bills this January, and that was […]
January 9, 2020

China must cancel new coal plants to achieve climate goals

By Reuters – January 7, 2020 | 10:13 pm from Business World REUTERS SHANGHAI — China must end the construction of all new coal-fired power plants in order to meet long-term climate goals in the most economically feasible manner, according […]
January 8, 2020

PSALM to privatize Mindanao coal-fed power plant in 2022

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 7, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is scheduling the privatization of the power purchase agreement (PPA) of the 200-megawatt Mindanao coal-fired power project in […]
January 8, 2020

AboitizPower seeks more Cleanergy customers

By Lenie Lectura -January 8, 2020 from Business Mirror Aboitiz Power Corp. vowed to sign up more customers that prefer renewable energy. “We are truly honored to have been chosen as a partner of all these successful businesses and organizations. […]
January 8, 2020

SMC unit to raise $500 million for battery storage projects

By Lenie Lectura -January 8, 2020 from Business Mirror Photo shows a greenfield power plant of SMC Global Power which uses clean combustion technologies. The power unit of San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is raising $500 million from the issuance of […]
January 8, 2020

DOE refuses to tie-in license extension with Uy’s Malampaya buy

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 6, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is not inclined to tie-in any decision on the Malampaya license’s extension application to the anticipated entry of Davao businessman Dennis Uy […]