Power News

August 27, 2019

SBPL’s trailblazing coal-fired power plant set for commercial ops in Sept

By Lenie Lectura – August 27, 2019 from Business Mirror THE country’s first coal-fired power plant to use supercritical technology is on track for commercial operation next month. Meralco PowerGen (MGen) President Rogelio Singson said the 455-megawatt (MW) supercritical coal-fired […]
August 27, 2019

Rehabilitated wells of AboitizPower producing steam

By Lenie Lectura – August 27, 2019 from Business Mirror ABOITIZ Power Corp. said the rehabilitated wells in the Tiwi and MakBanGeothermal Complex have already started producing steam. “We have started looking at rehabilitating some wells in Tiwi. It’s 12 wells, […]
August 27, 2019

Cabinet approval eyed on nuclear power option for PH energy mix

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 25, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) will secure Cabinet approval on the planned fresh foray into nuclear power development and for this option to become part of the […]
August 26, 2019

PSALM sells Bauang property to La Union govt for P524M

By Lenie Lectura – August 26, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) has sold its Bauang property to the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) for P524 million. The state firm said it […]
August 26, 2019

Meralco eyes 200 MW of peaking capacity

By Alena Mae S. Flores – August 25, 2019 at 07:10 pm from manilastandard.net Manila Electric Co., the biggest retailer of electricity, may conduct a new competitive selection process, or public bidding, on the supply of 200-megawatt peaking capacity with […]
August 24, 2019

Deadline for power plant bid moved

By Jordeene B. Lagare – August 23, 2019 from The Manila Times THE Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (Psalm) has rescheduled the deadline to submit bids for the sale of the 650-megawatt (MW) Malaya Thermal Power Plant and […]
August 24, 2019

Aboitiz Power buys wind farm in Vietnam for $46m

By Alena Mae S. Flores – August 23, 2019 at 08:20 pm from manilastandard.net Aboitiz Power Corp. signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of Mekong Wind Pte. Ltd. from Armstrong Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund Pte. Ltd for $46 […]
August 24, 2019

DMCI Power’s six-month income up 10% to P234m

By Alena Mae S. Flores – August 22, 2019 at 07:25 pm from manilastandard.net Off-grid energy player DMCI Power Corp. on Thursday reported a 10 percent-increase in net income to P234 million in the first six months of 2019 from […]
August 23, 2019

Higher energy demand from co-ops spurs 19% hike in DMCI Power sales

By Lenie Lectura – August 23, 2019 from Business Mirror DMCI Power Corp. (DPC) reported a 19-percent increase in sales in the first half of the year, driven by an increase in energy demand from its electric cooperatives in Palawan, […]
August 23, 2019

TransCo slates payout of P34.95 B

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 22, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Feed-in-tariff administrator National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) has applied for adjustments in subsidy rates to underpin its forecast P34.95 billion payout to renewable energy (RE) facilities for regulatory […]