Power News

March 27, 2019

Catanduanes co-op told to avoid outages

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 26, 2019 at 07:10 pm from manilastandard.net State-run National Electrification Administration advised First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative Inc. to take the necessary measures to reduce the possibility of power interruptions during the dry months […]
March 26, 2019

NGCP’s Pampanga transmission line energized

By Lenie Lectura – March 26, 2019 from Business Mirror The P316-million investment of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) in Pampanga was finally energized last month. The grid operator said on Monday its new Hermosa-Floridablanca 69-kiloVolt transmission […]
March 26, 2019

ERC approves feed-in tariff of P0.22/kWh

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 25, 2019 at 07:35 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission said Monday it approved a new feed-in tariff allowance of P0.2226 per kilowatt-hour, representing a reduction of P0.0337 per kWh from the […]
March 25, 2019

Alsons income grows by five folds

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 24, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With the full commercial operation of the first unit of its Sarangani coal-fired power plant, the net earnings of the Alcantara-led Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) had […]
March 25, 2019

FGen set to sign definitive agreement with Tokyo Gas

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 24, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Lopez-owned First Gen Corporation will ink next a definitive agreement with partner Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. before they could finally proceed into the construction phase of their […]
March 25, 2019

Meralco investing P1b to build New Clark power facilities

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 24, 2019 at 07:45 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. is investing P1 billion to put up the power distribution facilities in New Clark City in preparation for the 30th Southeast […]
March 24, 2019

ERC to mandate ‘fixed bid price’ on power supply contracting of DUs

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 23, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is targeting to mandate “fixed bid price” in the tendering process that distribution utilities (DUs) will be carrying out on their supply […]
March 24, 2019

PXP Energy books net loss of P96.4m

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 22, 2019 at 07:40 pm from manilastandard.net PXP Energy Corp. posted a higher net loss of P96.4 million in 2018 from P57.1 million in 2017 due to lower oil production, higher depletion cost […]
March 23, 2019

DOE to implement strict rules on coal handling distribution

By Danessa Rivera – March 18, 2019 – 12:00am from The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) is looking to implement strict rules for the handling, transport, storage and distribution of coal in the country. The […]
March 23, 2019

Energy dep’t issues draft rules for duty-free importation of renewable energy equipment

By Victor V. Saulon – March 18, 2019 | 12:31 am from Business World THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) has issued a draft circular to regulate the duty-free importation of renewable energy (RE) machinery, equipment, materials and spare parts in […]