Power News

October 6, 2018

SMC to replace coal with rice husks as fuel for 2 coal plants

By Alena Mae S. Flores – October 03, 2018 at 07:45 pm from manilastandard.net Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. said Wednesday its energy unit will replace coal with rice husks as fuel for two new circulating fluidized bed power plants to […]
October 6, 2018

Panay Power in hot water for failing to refund P631 million to customers

By BusinessMirror – October 5, 2018 THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has castigated the Panay Electric Co. (Peco), the sole electricity supplier in Iloilo City, for failing to refund P631 million in overbilling to its customers, adding to its woes […]
October 5, 2018

ERC: TransCo overpaid P36.5M to 8 RE firms

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – October 5, 2018 from The Manila Times THE National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) overpaid some generation companies (gencos) by P36.5 million as of April under a scheme aimed at subsidizing renewable energy (RE) firms, the Energy […]
October 4, 2018

DOE may find LNG projects eligible for EPNS certification

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 3, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Planned projects for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities had been listed by the Department of Energy (DOE) to be among the ventures it could accommodate for energy […]
October 4, 2018

Cusi backs franchise for Solar Para Sa Bayan Corp.

October 3, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has welcomed the franchise application of Solar Para Sa Bayan Corp. (SPSB) to hasten and help achieve the government’s goal of 100% electrification and affordable, reliable electricity for […]
October 4, 2018

SMC to convert clean-coal plants to biomass power facilities

By Lenie Lectura – October 3, 2018 from Business Mirror SAN Miguel Corp. (SMC) said on Wednesday its power unit will convert its clean-coal plants utilizing CFB (Circulating Fluidized Bed) technology to biomass power facilities. Currently, SMC Global Power operates […]
October 3, 2018

WESM-Mindanao operations reset to first half of 2019

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 2, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The commercial operations of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao will be pushed to first half of next year, according to the Department of Energy […]
October 3, 2018

Korean firm bids for operation of Malaya thermal power plant

By Lenie Lectura – October 3, 2018 from Business Mirror SOOSAN ENS Co. Ltd. of Korea is the lone bidder for the one-year operation and maintenance service contract (OMSC) for the 650-megawatt (MW) Malaya thermal power plant (TPP). The Power […]
October 3, 2018

Senate working on 4 bills to lower electricity rates

By Lenie Lectura – October 2, 2018 from Business Mirror In Photo: Linemen from the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines promptly conduct a maintenance check on power lines to ensure the reliability of electricity supply in the Luzon grid. […]
October 2, 2018

DoE energy mix tweak may see drop in baseload share

By Victor V. Saulon – October 1, 2018 | 9:53 pm from Business World PHILSTAR THE Department of Energy (DoE) is once again modifying its energy mix policy to reflect what the power distribution system needs, which initial assessment shows […]