Power News

December 26, 2018

Phoenix Petroleum, CNOOC joint LNG project close to securing DOE permit

By Lenie Lectura – December 26, 2018 from Business Mirror THE partnership between Phoenix Petroleum and China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) for a planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and power plant is one step closer to securing […]
December 25, 2018

NGCP serious vs pilferage

By Lenie Lectura – December 25, 2018 from Business Mirror THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said it takes its anti-pilferage campaign seriously following a court order against an individual who was charged with theft of NGCP tower parts in […]
December 25, 2018

NEA assigns temporary GM to help stabilize power supply in Palawan

By Lenie Lectura – December 25, 2018 from Business Mirror THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) has designated a temporary general manager to beleaguered Palawan Electric Cooperative (Paleco) to help solve the province’s worsening power-supply problem. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued an […]
December 25, 2018

PXP Energy eyeing producing field to replace Malampaya gas (With moratorium lifting)

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 24, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin As it formalizes its request to the government on the lifting of moratorium on exploration ventures along diplomatically stifled petroleum blocks, PXP Energy Corporation of the Pangilinan […]
December 24, 2018

SN Aboitiz rolls out $28-M battery storage venture

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated December 24, 2018, 11:20 AM from Manila Bulletin SN Aboitiz Power, Inc. (SNAP) will shell out US$28 million worth of investment for a planned 20-megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) at its Magat hydropower […]
December 23, 2018

First Gen applies for LNG project license ($1-B terminal facility)

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 22, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The newly institutionalized corporate vehicle of Lopez-owned First Gen Corporation has filed an application for a notice-to-proceed (NTP) license with the Department of Energy (DOE) on its […]
December 22, 2018

Gov’t to bid out off-grids, unserved areas to third party investors

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 22, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The government, through the Department of Energy and its attached agencies, will bid out several off-grids and unserved areas next year that it can open to qualifying […]
December 22, 2018

Consunji firm not keen on joining bidding for Malaya power plant

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 21, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The DMCI Power Corporation of the Consunji group is anticipated to drop out from the list of bidders for the 650-megawatt Malaya thermal plant that the government […]
December 22, 2018

Meralco group proposes lower power rate in New Clark City

By Othel V. Campos – December 21, 2018 at 08:20 pm from manilastandard.net Manila Electric Co., the biggest retailer of electricity, has teamed up with Japan’s Marubeni Corp. to bring the lowest power distribution rate in the country to New […]
December 21, 2018

PSALM awards Malaya O&M to Korean company

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 20, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has awarded the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) service contract to Korean firm Soosan ENS Co. Ltd. for the […]