Power News

January 8, 2020

Meralco to republish power supply notice

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 06, 2020 at 07:35 pm from manilastandard.net Manila Electric Co., the biggest retailer of electricity, plans to republish a second invitation to bid for its 20-year, 1,200-megawatt baseload power supply requirement. Meralco is […]
January 7, 2020

Meralco again modifies terms for second CSP

By Lenie Lectura -January 7, 2020 from Business Mirror Meralco linemen repair a power cable in this file photo. The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is again tweaking the terms of reference (TOR) for the second round of the competitive selection […]
January 7, 2020

NGCP tariffs seen tracking continuous downtrend

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 6, 2020 from Manila Bulletin The pass-on transmission charge of private concessionaire firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) had been on continuous downtrend in several years – reaching a record low of […]
January 7, 2020

PNOC’s eyeing new partner in LNG project

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 06, 2020 at 07:40 pm from manilastandard.net State-run Philippine National Oil Co. is scouting for possible partners in the wake of the decision of Tanglawan Philippine LNG Inc. to suspend its planned liquefied […]
January 6, 2020

Meralco’s revised CSP rules spark interest of top firms

By Lenie Lectura -January 6, 2020 from Business Mirror The Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) revised bidding rules for the second round of the competitive selection process (CSP) for 1,200-megawatt (MW) capacity sparked the interest of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) […]
January 6, 2020

Judge in Peco case wants it moved to another court after MORE’s suit

By Lenie Lectura -January 6, 2020 from Business Mirror THE Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge hearing its expropriation case against Panay Electric Co. Inc. has suggested that another court handle the case following a complaint lodged against him by Peco […]
January 6, 2020

Meralco expects lower power rates this month

By Manila Standard Business – January 05, 2020 from manilastandard.net Manila Electric Co., the biggest retailer of electricity, expects lower power rates this month as a result of the annual reconciliation of outage allowances of generators, an official said over […]
January 5, 2020

Wishlist 2020: No brownouts and end of energy turf wars

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – January 4, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The year 2019 glaringly showed an era of wrong energy forecasts especially during the summer months, indecisions, disagreements and globe-trotting for energy officials while the domestic energy […]
January 5, 2020

Price cap to be prescribed on renewable energy certificates

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – January 4, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin A price cap has to be instituted in the renewable energy certificates (RECs) that shall then be sold via the RE Market (REM) trading layer of the […]
January 4, 2020

More customers purchasing clean energy — Aboitiz Power

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 03, 2020 at 09:35 pm from manilastandard.net Aboitiz Power Corp. has touted its Cleanergy portfolio as more consumers become more aware in availing of the benefits of renewable energy. “We are truly honored […]