Power News

June 15, 2019

GenCos bat for perks, regulatory framework for battery storage

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 14, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With massive scale penetration of renewable energy (RE) facilities in the country’s power system starting next year, the generation companies (GenCos) are batting for incentive mechanism as […]
June 15, 2019

First Gen targeting off-grids as expanded gas-to-power market

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 14, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Beyond the massive scale on-grid power projects it is advancing from blueprints, First Gen Corporation of the Lopez group indicated that it will also be targeting the […]
June 15, 2019

Group pushes power consumers’ participation in CSP discussions

By Lenie Lectura – June 13, 2019 from Business Mirror Workers connect electricity cables to a transmission pole. (Bloomberg) Last updated on June 13th, 2019 at 09:56 pm Consumer group Murang Kuryente is urging the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to include […]
June 14, 2019

SMC to tap SK firm on study for 1,200MW peaking plant project

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 13, 2019 from Manila Bulletin The power investment arm of San Miguel Corporation is eyeing to tap South Korean firm Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd. for an updated study on its planned 1,200-megawatt peaking power […]
June 14, 2019

DOE inspects 74% of LGUs power-generating facilities

By Lenie Lectura – June 14, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) has inspected 53 of the 72 development projects implemented by various local government units (LGUs) hosting generating facilities or power plants funded under the Energy […]
June 13, 2019

DOE eyes 14 transmission projects for NGCP till 2040

By Lenie Lectura – June 13, 2019 from Business Mirror FOURTEEN transmission projects are lined up for completion by the grid operator between this year until 2040. “For 2019 and onward, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines [NGCP] focuses […]
June 13, 2019

ERC allows PSALM to recover P5.117 billion from consumers

By Lenie Lectura – June 13, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has authorized the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) to recover P5.117 billion from  consumers to pay for the stranded debt of the […]
June 13, 2019

Gencos, DUs told to set up trust accounts for electrification fund

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 12, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is mandating the establishment of separate trust accounts by the generation companies (Gencos) and distribution utilities (DUs) on the electrification fund that […]
June 12, 2019

DOE, PCC in tie-up to probe brownout mess, collusion raps

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 11, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The ‘messy’ affair of the power sector in this year’s summer months had prompted the Department of Energy (DOE) and Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to “break bread” […]
June 12, 2019

DOE to auction PDAs for RE service contracts

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 11, 2019 from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is enforcing changes in the award of service contracts to renewable energy (RE) developers with its intended offer of pre-determined areas (PDAs) for such […]