Power News

January 3, 2019

New BOC procedure could delay coal supply to power plants

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 2, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin A new and longer procedure being enforced by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on cargo shipments could delay fuel deliveries to the country’s electricity generating plants and […]
January 3, 2019

SMC-Meralco consortium investing P99b in coal plant

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 02, 2019 at 07:50 pm from manilastandard.net The joint venture of SMC Global Power Holding Corp. and Meralco PowerGen Corp. plans to spend P99 billion to put up a 1,200-megawatt coal project in […]
January 2, 2019

Transco agrees to settle P2-b debt with renewable power plants

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 01, 2019 at 08:40 pm from manilastandard.net State-run National Transmission Corp. said it will pay more than P2 billion worth of feed-in tariffs to renewable energy developers this month. “We have reduced significantly […]
January 2, 2019

Consumers asked to save power this year

By Manila Standard – January 01, 2019 Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi asked consumers to embrace an energy efficient lifestyle this year. Cusi said the department was promoting the ‘Save, Save, Save’ campaign for consumers to save more in 2019. “E-Power […]
January 1, 2019

Singaporean company eyeing 6MW of solar home installations in PH

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 31, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin At its initial rollout this coming 2019, Singapore-based Trina Solar is targeting to chalk up 10-percent or a range of 5.0 to 6.0 megawatts of the emerging […]
January 1, 2019

NGCP fixes transmission lines to restore power supply in Visayas

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 31, 2018 from manilastandard.net Grid operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said Monday it successfully completed the restoration of lines affected by tropical depression Usman in the Visayas. “Normalization of the Visayas […]
January 1, 2019

After hurdling 2018’s regulatory crisis, power industry players are ready for Year of the Pig

By Lenie Lectura – January 1, 2019 from Business Mirror THE country’s power supply remained stable for the past 12 months despite a crippled Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) that left the agency “powerless in making decisions critical to the energy sector.” […]
December 31, 2018

NEA asks Palawan electric co-op to cooperate

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 30, 2018 at 08:10 pm from manilastandard.net The National Electrification Administration asked the Palawan Electric Cooperative to allow the state-run agency to resolve the power situation in Palawan province. NEA administrator Edgardo Masongsong […]
December 31, 2018

More professionals eyed in power bidding

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 30, 2018 at 7:50 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy  issued an advisory to address concerns over the possible lack of professionals that will constitute the third-party bids and awards committee for […]
December 30, 2018

WESM operator eases ‘switching rules’ for power retail customers 11 SHARES

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 29, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Customers in the competitive retail power market will no longer need to wait for a month before their papers on switching to other electricity suppliers could be […]