Power News

September 27, 2019

Mindanao-Visayas grid connector on track for 2020 completion

By Victor V. Saulon – September 25, 2019 | 10:32 pm from Business World BW FILE PHOTO   PRIVATELY OWNED National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) expects to complete as scheduled next year the P52-billion project that will link […]
September 27, 2019

Quezon power plant gets nod to operate

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 26, 2019 at 09:10 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission issued San Buenaventura Power Ltd. a provisional authority to operate its power plant with 500 megawatts of baseload capacity in the Luzon […]
September 26, 2019

NGCP vows to connect Visayas, Mindanao grids by end of 2020

By Lenie Lectura – September 26, 2019 from Business Mirror THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has declared its commitment to meet the target completion date of the multibillion-peso Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP). “MVIP is under way. We […]
September 26, 2019

First Gen opts for ‘flexibility’ in LNG supply contracting

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 25, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Lopez-owned First Gen Corporation is opting for flexibility in the pricing as well as volume procurement terms in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts that it will […]
September 26, 2019

DANECO allots P1b for energy projects

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 25, 2019 at 07:30 pm from manilastandard.net Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative Inc. is spending over P1 billion on electrification projects, including the installation of a 72 kV submarine cable to improve the […]
September 25, 2019

First Gen talking to 20 gas suppliers for its LNG project in Batangas

By Lenie Lectura – September 25, 2019 from Business Mirror First Gen Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Jon Russell (right, inset photo) greets Brian Byrne, CEO of Siemens Power Generation Service Asia, shortly before the three-day conference opened. […]
September 25, 2019

Meralco eyes shift to renewable energy

By Jordeene B. Lagare – September 24, 2019 from The Manila Times The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is pushing for a transition towards zero-carbon electricity with renewable energy (RE), its official said on Wednesday. Meralco is embarking on an energy […]
September 25, 2019

ERC flags Meralco on ‘incomplete requirements’ on power plant operations

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 24, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has flagged Manila Electric Company (Meralco) that still has “incomplete submissions” on its application for certificate of compliance (COC) for the targeted […]
September 25, 2019

DOE raises concerns on bid terms for Meralco power deal

By Lenie Lectura – September 25, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) has raised some concerns on the bidding terms of Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) power-supply contract that involves 1,200 megawatts (MW) of greenfield capacity.  “I’m talking […]
September 24, 2019

P56-billion MGen coal plant in Mauban still lacks requirements, can’t get COC yet, says ERC

By Lenie Lectura – September 24, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Monday said it could not yet issue a certificate of compliance (COC) to a project of the power generation arm of the Manila Electric […]