Power News

February 27, 2019

DoE policy points to end of missionary electrification charge

By Victor V. Saulon – February 25, 2019 | 10:22 pm from Business World THE Department of Energy (DoE) signed what it called an omnibus missionary electrification policy for off-grid areas that will serve as a framework for future circulars […]
February 27, 2019

Meralco 2018 net income tops P23 billion

By Lenie Lectura – February 27, 2019 from Business Mirror In Photo: Meralco linemen repair a power cable in this August 17, 2015, file photo.   THE Manila Electric Co.  (Meralco) on Tuesday said it surpassed sales and operational targets […]
February 27, 2019

Investors urge Duterte to sign energy efficiency law

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 26, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Amid fresh round of escalating energy prices, investors and policy advocates of the propounded Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act are batting for the immediate signing of the […]
February 27, 2019

EDC unit to complete project next year – ERC

By Jordeene B. Lagare – February 26, 2019 from The Manila Times A unit of the Energy Development Corp. (EDC) is looking to complete by the middle of next year a P200-million transmission line that would connect its planned power […]
February 26, 2019

Bill regulating activities within power corridors hurdles Senate on 2nd reading

By Camille A. Aguinaldo – February 25, 2019 | 10:20 pm from Business World   THE Senate approved on second reading a bill seeking to prevent obstruction or hazardous activities along power line corridors. Senate Bill No. 2098 or the […]
February 26, 2019

Supercritical coal plant seen operational by end December

By Lenie Lectura – February 26, 2019 from Business Mirror THE country’s first coal-fired power plant to use supercritical technology is 97-percent complete, with commercial operation set later this year. San Buenaventura Power Ltd. (SBPL), a partnership between Meralco PowerGen […]
February 26, 2019

Another Filipino firm vies for LNG project

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated February 25, 2019, 12:49 PM from Manila Bulletin The subsidiary of listed firm Greenergy Holdings, Inc. is joining the fray on the hotly contested installation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in the country. […]
February 25, 2019

Meralco-led consortium set to start power distribution business in Ghana

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 24, 2019 at 08:40 pm from manilastandard.net Manila Electric Co. is set to start its power distribution business in Ghana in West Africa. The board of the Millennium Development Authority  of Ghana said […]
February 25, 2019

Razon’s firm asks ERC for permit to run Iloilo utility

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 24, 2019 at 08:45 pm from manilastandard.net More Electric and Power Corp., a company led by businessman Enrique Razon Jr., asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a certificate of public convenience and […]
February 24, 2019

TransCo’s FIT settlement backlog reduced to P200 M

Lower RE subsidy anticipated By Myrna M. Velasco – February 23, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin From having staggering eight-month arrears last year, state-run National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) was able to substantially pare its settlement backlog of feed-in-tariff (FIT) […]