Power News

February 11, 2018

PSALM seeking advisor for Agus-Pulangui plants’ rehab

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 10, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) is now in the process of shortlisting prospective institutions for transaction advisor for the planned P54-billion rehabilitation venture […]
February 9, 2018

Meralco agrees to limit projected power rate increase in February

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 08, 2018 at 07:39 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. said Thursday it will not fully implement the estimated P1.08-per-kilowatt-hour power rate increase for a typical household in February to mitigate […]
February 9, 2018

MRC Allied taps USI as contractor for 4-MW solar-power project

By Lenie Lectura – February 8, 2018 from Business Mirror MRC Allied Inc. (MRC) has chosen Uni Solar Inc. (USI) as its EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contractor for a 4-megawatt (MW) solar-power project. Under the contract signed by MRC and […]
February 9, 2018

NGCP ready to partner with DICT in broadband program

By Lenie Lectura – February 8, 2018 from Business Mirror THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) does not want to enter into a tripartite agreement with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Transmission  […]
February 8, 2018

Solar PHL sweetens offer to Meralco

By Lenie Lectura – February 7, 2018 from Business Mirror SOLAR Philippines Power Project Holdings Inc. said it is prepared to expand its portfolio to accommodate the power requirements of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco). The company announced this after […]
February 8, 2018

AC Energy to spend P15.3 billion for Vietnam power projects

By Lenie Lectura – February 7, 2018 from Business Mirror AC Energy Holdings Inc. expects to spend at least $300 million (P15.33 billion, at current exchange rates) for the solar-power projects AC Energy and its partner will develop in Vietnam, […]
February 7, 2018

Over P0.90/kWh hike in power rates expected this February

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 6, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The curse of cost impact from the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) of the Duterte administration will extend into the consumers’ electric bills this […]
February 7, 2018

WESM-IMO incorporators named

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 6, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Seven incorporators for the Independent Market Operator (IMO) for the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) have been named in a general assembly of market and power industry […]
February 7, 2018

Meralco wants ERC reconstituted

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 04, 2018 at 07:15 pm from Manila Bulletin Power retailer Manila Electric Co. asked the government to “reconstitute” the Energy Regulatory Commission amid delays in the issuances of decisions on pending applications. “I […]
February 6, 2018

Cusi instructs power players to report details of ‘consumer cost pass-on’

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 6, 2018, 12:05 AM from Manila Bulletin Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said yesterday he would be issuing a directive to key industry players in the generation and distribution segments of the power industry […]