Power News

July 21, 2018

Aboitiz Power sells 800 MW of power under open access

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 20, 2018 at 07:50 pm from manilastandard.net Aboitiz Power Corp. sold a total of 800 megawatts of power to customers under the retail competition and open access regime. “We’re now 800 MW. Close […]
July 21, 2018

Philippines fails to double renewable energy capacity

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 18, 2018 at 07:25 pm from manilastandard.net The Philippines continued to rely heavily on coal and “miserably failed” to meet its goal of doubling the installed capacity of renewable capacity, 10 years after […]
July 20, 2018

PSALM’s universal charges out of electric bills soon

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 19, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With the application of the Malampaya fund on rate reduction, about P0.70 per kilowatt-hour (kwh) of universal charges being passed on by Power Sector Assets and Liabilities […]
July 20, 2018

DOE approves rule changes for WESM’s metering service provider

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 19, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has given go-signal on proposed changes in the rules of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) on provision of metering service. Department […]
July 20, 2018

AboitizPower installing battery energy storage to boost sale of backup power

By Lenie Lectura – July 19, 2018 from Business Mirror ABOITIZ Power Corp. plans to install and commission a 48-megawatt battery energy storage to beef up its ability to sell backup power. AboitizPower Chief Operating Officer Emmanuel Rubio said preliminary […]
July 19, 2018

SPC Power focuses on developing hydro-electric stations, other plants

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 18, 2018 at 07:30 pm from manilastandard.net SPC Power Corp. plans to develop new hydro-electric power plants following the decision of the Supreme Court declaring the asset purchase land lease agreement over the […]
July 19, 2018

Meralco backs uniform bill format

By Lenie Lectura – July 18, 2018 from Business Mirror THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said on Wednesday it will support a proposed policy of the Department of Energy (DOE) to unbundle electricity charge components. This, despite existing Meralco power […]
July 18, 2018

SPC Power turns over 153.1-megawatt Naga power plant complex to PSALM

By Victor V. Saulon – July 17, 2018 12:02am from BusinessWorld File photo of SPC Power Corp.’s annual stockholders’ meeting on May 28, 2018. — Photo by Edah Dagooc/THE FREEMAN   SPC POWER Corp. has turned over the 153.1-megawatt (MW) […]
July 18, 2018

DOE seeks PNOC-EC compliance to fuel standards

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 17, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Before giving its go-signal to the planned P2.0 billion worth of oil importation, the Department of Energy (DOE) would strictly require state-run Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation […]
July 17, 2018

Aboitiz subsidiary takes over Naga power plant in Cebu

By Lenie Lectura – July 16, 2018 from Business Mirror THERMA Power Visayas Inc. (TPVI), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp., has officially taken over the Naga Power Plant Complex (NPPC) in Cebu. The power facility, which was once the subject […]