Power News

August 9, 2019

DOE grants EPNS status to First Gen’s LNG

By Lenie Lectura – August 9, 2019 from Business Mirror THE LNG (liquefied natural gas) project of First Gen Corp. has been declared as an “Energy Project of National Significance” (EPNS) in accordance with Executive Order 30 (EO 30). FGEN […]
August 8, 2019

WESM operations eyed to be shifted to PSE again

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 7, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With targets to remerge the governing entity and the operating unit of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), proposals are being resuscitated that the operations of the […]
August 8, 2019

Transco wants ERC to reconsider denial of intervention in NGCP IPO

By Lenie Lectura – August 8, 2019 from Business Mirror THE National Transmission Corp. (Transco) will ask the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to reconsider its earlier ruling denying the former’s bid to intervene in the petition for the approval of the […]
August 7, 2019

High court seeks Meralco, ERC comment on bill deposits case

By Vann Marlo M. Villegas – August 6, 2019 | 10:04 pm from Business World   THE Supreme Court (SC) has asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to comment on the petition filed by […]
August 7, 2019

Aboitiz Power delivers clean energy to Nestle’s 3 facilities in Southern Luzon

By Alena Mae S. Flores – August 05, 2019 from manilastandard.net Nestlé Philippines Inc., a leading food company, has tapped Aboitiz Power Corp. to supply clean energy to its manufacturing facility in Lipa, Batangas province. Aboitiz Power is also delivering […]
August 7, 2019

Meralco rates dip on 4th month; lower spot market prices cited

By Lenie Lectura – August 7, 2019 from Business Mirror   FOR the fourth consecutive month, power rates of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for August went down to P9.5674 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), mainly due to lower spot market prices […]
August 6, 2019

NGCP seeks clearance to recover P10 M from end-users

By Danessa Rivera – August 5, 2019 from The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking clearance to recover over P10 million from electricity end-users in Luzon to cover repairs of transmission […]
August 6, 2019

Energy efficiency firms call for new law’s IRR to reflect BoI perks

By Victor V. Saulon – August 5, 2019 | 10:39 pm from Business World PEXELS-RODOLFO CLIX THE energy-efficiency industry is calling for incentives being considered by the Board of Investments (BoI) to be incorporated into the implementing rules and regulations […]
August 6, 2019

ERC, PCC agree to hold joint probes on competition issues in power sector

By Lenie Lectura – August 6, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) signed Monday a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that allows both agencies to jointly conduct investigations related to competition matters […]
August 5, 2019

DOE reinforces contingency plan for energy facilities

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 4, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is reinforcing and at the same time harmonizing the contingency plans of industry players and stakeholders so they can be efficiently prepped for […]