Power News

December 21, 2018

DoE threatens to run Palawan electric co-op

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 20, 2018 at 08:40 pm from manilastandard.net Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said Thursday the government will take over Palawan Electric Cooperative within the month if the cooperative failed to resolve the province’s worsening […]
December 21, 2018

NEA: Electricity supply in Samal is now stable

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 19, 2018 at 08:05 pm from manilastandard.net The power supply situation in the Samal Island is now stable after enduring years of blackouts due to serious damage in the submarine cable of Davao […]
December 20, 2018

DOE: NUCLEAR ENERGY ISSUES UP FOR MORE PUBLIC CONSULTATION

From DOE (Press Release) – December 18, 2018 NUCLEAR REPORT: Energy Undersecretary Donato D. Marcos accepts the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)-Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission report from IAEA Nuclear Infrastructure Development Section Head Milko Kovachev during the ceremonial turnover […]
December 20, 2018

Power firm taps LGUs for watershed project

By Leander C. Domingo, TMT – December 20, 2018 from The Manila Times A renewable energy provider has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with four local government units in the province of Ifugao to support integrated watershed management. […]
December 19, 2018

MRC to install solar rooftop in two rice mills

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 18, 2018 at 08:15 pm from manilastandard.net MRC Allied Inc. will construct  a 550-kilowatt-peak grid-tied solar rooftop project for two rice mills in Northern Luzon. “We are breaking ground in an area which […]
December 18, 2018

Energy conservation bill expected to be passed before end of session in June

By Charmaine A. Tadalan – December 17, 2018 | 10:03 pm from Business World THE Energy Conservation and Efficiency Bill is expected to be signed into law before the adjournment of the 17thCongress in June, 1-CARE Rep. Carlos Roman L. […]
December 17, 2018

Napocor set to take new role as ‘system operator’ (In off-grid areas)

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 17, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Under a new policy being pushed by the Department of Energy (DOE), state-run National Power Corporation (NPC or Napocor) will take on a new role as system […]
December 17, 2018

Lower WESM prices likely in December

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 17, 2018 at 07:00 pm from manilastandard.net Prices at the electricity stock market are expected to remain low this month due to decreased demand, Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines Inc. said […]
December 16, 2018

DOE to phase out subsidies for off-grid areas

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 16, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Filipino consumers’ pockets will be freed up of roughly P18 billion worth of annual power cost subsidies with the plan of the Department of Energy (DOE) to […]
December 16, 2018

4 bidders vie for Alsons Power coal plant in Zamboanga City

By Lenie Lectura – December 14, 2018 from Business Mirror ALSONS Power Group, the energy business of the Alcantara family, has trimmed the list of interested engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for its 105-megawatt (MW) San Ramon Power Inc. (SRPI) […]