Power News

September 25, 2018

EDC boosts local, overseas RE portfolio

By Lenie Lectura – September 25, 2018 from Business Mirror LOPEZ-LED Energy Development Corp. (EDC) is beefing up its renewable-energy (RE) portfolio here and abroad, with plans to expand soon its solar, wind and geothermal assets. EDC currently delivers 1,472 megawatts […]
September 25, 2018

First Gen, SMC in talks on LNG project

By Lenie Lectura – September 25, 2018 from Business Mirror LOPEZ-LED First Gen Corp. and Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) are constantly in discussions for a possible partnership in pursuing their investments in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) space, but […]
September 24, 2018

FGen wants more talks on PNOC banked gas

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 23, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin First Gen Corporation conveyed that it is willing to go back to the negotiating table with state-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) on a “practicable cost proposition” […]
September 24, 2018

First Gen exec: TRAIN 2 is a ‘misguided’ policy

By Lenie Lectura – September 24, 2018 from Business Mirror THE second package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) program, which was renamed Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-Quality Opportunities (Trabaho), is a “misguided policy” because it will discourage […]
September 22, 2018

NEA urges co-ops to use minigrids in rural areas

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – September 22, 2018 from The Manila Times THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) is pushing for power cooperatives to use minigrids to bring electricity to remote areas still not connected to the Philippines’ main grid. In […]
September 21, 2018

Aboitiz Power opts for ‘digital twins’ on all major power plants

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 20, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin To optimize the efficiency of its electricity generating assets, Aboitiz Power Corporation, which currently has 48 power generation fleets, has indicated that it will be setting up […]
September 21, 2018

Power distributors group warns of power crisis in Iloilo

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 20, 2018 at 07:25 pm from manilastandard.net A power crisis is expected to occur in Iloilo City and nearby towns if the franchise of an existing utility operator is not renewed and given […]
September 21, 2018

New operating agreement sealed for WESM operations

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 20, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin A legally sanctioned Operating Agreement (OA) has been cemented between the restructured Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) and newly constituted Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines […]
September 20, 2018

EDC files for delisting by November 29

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 19, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Lopez majority-owned Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has formally petitioned the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) and sought its approval on the company’s voluntary market delisting effective November 29 […]
September 20, 2018

Duterte names Digal, Gines as ERC OIC commissioners

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 19, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Aside from the formally designated top-level officials of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), President Rodrigo R. Duterte has also appointed two short-term officer-in-charge (OIC) Commissioners at the […]