Power News

September 5, 2018

Foreign firms on search for energy investments

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 4, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Investors from across continents had swamped an annual major event bullishly looking for investment opportunities in the energy sector across industry and technology chains. At the opening […]
September 5, 2018

Malampaya firm asks SC to resolve P53-billion tax case

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 04, 2018 at 07:55 pm from manilastandard.net The Malampaya consortium filed a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court seeking a review of the Commission on Audit’s findings that the operator owed the […]
September 5, 2018

Hybrid sources to save Napocor P2.25 billion yearly

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 04, 2018 at 07:05 pm from manilastandard.net Hybrid sources of power supply, in combination with properly maintained generator sets, will enable state-owned National Power Corp. to save around P2.25 billion annually. “Our study […]
September 4, 2018

LNG law being drafted ahead of Malampaya supply crunch

By Victor V. Saulon, Sub-Editor – September 2, 2018 | 9:01 pm from Business World REUTERS THE Energy department and the Senate energy committee will draft a law covering the natural gas industry in preparation for a “critical” period next […]
September 4, 2018

Electric co-ops warns against solar franchise

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 03, 2018 at 07:15 pm from manilastandard.net Electric cooperative groups warned against granting a national franchise to a private entity planning to roll out solar projects to ensure total rural electrification. The National […]
September 3, 2018

CNOOC deploys team for LNG deal

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 2, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin CNOOC logo   The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has deployed its team in firming up a deal with Filipino firm Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. on […]
September 3, 2018

Malampaya’s P53-B tax case vs gov’t kicks off (Former CJ Puno to lead Philippine arbitration panel)

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 2, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Malampaya gas field uses an innovative and sustainable deepwater technology for recovering natural gas from the deepwater reservoir in northwest Palawan. (Image from shell.com.ph / Manila Bulletin) […]
September 3, 2018

Investors to infuse P2.5 billion in Zamcelco

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 02, 2018 at 07:10 pm from manilastandard.net The board of Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative Inc. or Zamcelco awarded the investor-management contract to the joint venture of Crowninvestments Holdings Inc. and Desco Co., which […]
September 3, 2018

Congress, DOE craft new law on LNG

By Lenie Lectura – September 2, 2018 from Business Mirror TO entice private-sector investment, lawmakers and the Department of Energy (DOE) are working together to craft a law on liquefied natural gas (LNG) that will include, among others, an improved […]
September 2, 2018

Aboitiz Power to complete 2 hydro-electric power stations

By Alena Mae S. Flores – August 31, 2018 at 08:25 pm from manilastandard.net Aboitiz Power Corp. expects to fully complete the 68.8-megawatt Manolo Fortich and the 19-MW La Trinidad hydro-electric plant to avail of the extended feed-in tariff for […]