Power News

February 20, 2019

5th generation Aboitiz heirs rise to occupy corporate board seats

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 19, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Two of the fifth generation heirs of the Aboitiz conglomerate have started going up the corporate ladder and into occupying board seats in the holding company and […]
February 20, 2019

GE ready to showcase hydropower, RE capabilities in PHL

By Lenie Lectura – February 20, 2019 from Business Mirror GE Philippines is looking at possible opportunities to showcase its technology in the power sector, particularly hydropower and battery-energy storage. “We are focusing on renewable energy and gas. We are […]
February 19, 2019

PetroSolar receives panels for Tarlac solar-power project

By Lenie Lectura – February 19, 2019 from Business Mirror PETROSOLAR Corp. (PetroSolar) has received delivery of 61,200 solar panels for its Tarlac-2 solar-power project. The company said on Monday that Trina Solar has completed delivery of all the solar […]
February 19, 2019

PNOC still firming up equity take in CNOOC-Uy LNG project

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 18, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is still in the process of firming up its targeted equity take in the planned $2.0-billion integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) […]
February 19, 2019

RE investors bat for PH mini-grid law

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 18, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Instead of rupturing the exclusivity of franchise for power utilities to broaden the deployment of renewable energy (RE) technologies like solar, majority of the local and foreign […]
February 19, 2019

Alsons starts test on Sarangani plant

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 18, 2019 at 07:25 pm from manilastandard.net Sarangani Energy Corp., a unit of Alsons Consolidated Resources Corp., has started testing and commissioning its second 105-megawatt power plant in preparation for full commercial operation […]
February 18, 2019

NEA urges power co-ops to embrace broadband opportunities

By Victor V. Saulon – February 17, 2019 | 11:14 pm from Business World THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) ordered electric cooperatives to form partnerships with cable television service providers and telecommunication companies, and be ready for opportunities from the […]
February 18, 2019

Malampaya hits all-time high yield in 2018

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 17, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Malampaya gas field hit an all-time high record last year, producing 150,804 million standard cubic feet (mmscf) of gas, the biggest since the start of its commercial […]
February 18, 2019

Meralco kicks off micro-grid venture

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 17, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) finally got its micro-grid venture off the ground with its pioneering electrification of Isla Verde in Batangas, an island-mode domain […]
February 16, 2019

Meralco deployment of smart meters could raise its power rates

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 15, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The long planned deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is seen raising its electricity charges to customers at the scale of P0.2309 […]