Power News

May 26, 2018

Meralco eyes power distribution in Clark

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 25, 2018 at 07:00 pm from Manilastandard.net Manila Electric Co. confirmed its interest to bid for the selection of a joint venture partner to develop power distribution in the New Clark City of […]
May 25, 2018

Filipino consumers save P18.7 B on RE’s priority dispatch

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated May 24, 2018, 10:49 AM from Manila Bulletin Filipino consumers were able to save P18.7 billion or an equivalent P0.087 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) net reduction in their electric bills due to the “priority dispatch” […]
May 25, 2018

AboitizPower unit can now operate Naga, Cebu power-plant complex

By Lenie Lectura – May 24, 2018 from Business Mirror THERMA Power Visayas Inc. (TPVI), a subsidiary of AboitizPower, can now proceed to operate the Naga Power Plant Complex in Naga City, Cebu, after it received a Certificate of Effectivity […]
May 25, 2018

Alsons looks at Leyte and Samar in Visayas for growth

By Lenie Lectura – May 24, 2018 from Business Mirror ALSONS Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) is looking at business opportunities in the Visayas, particularly in light of the economic recovery of the Eastern Visayan provinces of Leyte and Samar, where […]
May 24, 2018

Meralco, FDC eye Ayala coal stake

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 23, 2018 at 07:40 pm from Manilastandard.net Meralco PowerGen Corp., the power generation unit of Manila Electric Co., and FDC Utilities Inc., controlled by Filinvest Development Corp., are looking at the proposal of […]
May 24, 2018

Masbate now coal-free

By Lenie Lectura – May 23, 2018 from Business Mirror THE provincial board of Masbate has issued a resolution that effectively prohibits the use of coal as a source of energy. Provincial Resolution 096-18 declared Masbate as coal-free, meaning the local […]
May 24, 2018

NGCP transmission-line upgrading project in QC set to begin

By BusinessMirror – May 22, 2018 THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said on Tuesday that a transmission-line upgrading project in Quezon City can now be fully implemented after right-of-way (ROW) issues were resolved. “San Jose-Quezon 230-kiloVolt [kV] transmission-line upgrading […]
May 23, 2018

P52-B Vis-Min transmission system gets nod (‘Energy project of national significance’)

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 22, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Investment Coordinating Council (EICC) has approved the P52-billion Visayas-Mindanao Interconnection Project (VMIP) of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as the first major […]
May 23, 2018

Independent director nominations swamp WESM governing body

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 22, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin At least 20 professionals and energy sector executives have been on the official roll of nominees in the fiercely contested independent board directorship for the governing body […]
May 23, 2018

Energy priority status to boost cable—NGCP

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 22, 2018 at 06:40 pm from Manilastandard.net National Grid Corp. of the Philippines is committed to complete the much-anticipated P52 billion Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection project by 2020 following the declaration of the cable link […]