Power News

November 27, 2019

Meralco to emulate Taiwan’s power sector

By Lenie Lectura -November 27, 2019 from Business Mirror Taipei—The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and its power generation arm, Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), said here that there is a lot to learn from Taiwan’s power sector. So far, company officials […]
November 27, 2019

AboitizPower unit seeks TRO vs auction of Ilocos Sur property

By Lenie Lectura -November 27, 2019 from Business Mirror Luzon Hydro Corp. (LHC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp., moves to protect its hydropower facility by filing a petition to enjoin the Municipality of Alilem from auctioning the […]
November 27, 2019

DOE tags 4 power projects ‘EPNS;’ sets Dec. 20 deadline

By Lenie Lectura -November 27, 2019 from Business Mirror DOE Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi THE Department of Energy (DOE) has placed four power projects in the category of Energy Projects of National Significance (EPNS) in accordance with Executive Order 30 […]
November 27, 2019

Cusi wants all project permits, contracts acted upon

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 26, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With streamlined evaluation and approval processes, Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi has directed subordinates to have all pending permits and project contracts acted upon prior to the […]
November 27, 2019

ERC orders Mindanao DUs to comply with WESM requirements

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 26, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin To step up the long-awaited establishment of Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has directed all distribution utilities (DUs) in the […]
November 26, 2019

Malaya plant sale fails anew

By Myrn M. Velasco – Updated November 25, 2019, 10:50 AM from Manila Bulletin The roughly two years saga of privatizing the 650-megawatt Malaya thermal power facility still ended in a failure because the offer price of the lone bidder […]
November 26, 2019

Plant shutdowns put Luzon grid on yellow alert

By Lenie Lectura -November 26, 2019 from Business Mirror In File Photo: Linemen from the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines conduct a maintenance check on power lines to ensure the reliability of electricity supply in the Luzon grid. MORE […]
November 26, 2019

DOE wants newer plants to compete with greenfield capacity in CSP

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 25, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is advocating that newer power plants – those with ages of one to five years – would compete with greenfield or new […]
November 26, 2019

Meralco needs ₱18 B in 2020 for network upgrade, expansion

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 25, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be needing ₱18 billion next year for its load network upgrade and expansion to accommodate not just demand growth […]
November 25, 2019

PSALM may adjust Malaya bid price as 2nd bidding fails

By Lenie Lectura -November 25, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) may adjust the minimum bid price (MBP) of the  650-megawatt (MW) Malaya Thermal Power Plant (MTPP) after it declared last week’s rebidding […]