Power News

January 10, 2018

Aboitiz combines coal assets into subsidiary

By Lenie Lectura – January 9, 2018 from Business Mirror ABOITIZ Power Corp. said on Monday its subsidiary Therma Power Inc. (TPI) will rationalize its ownership in two coal-fired power plants in Bataan. AboitizPower said TPI is streamlining its share ownership structure in GNPower […]
January 9, 2018

PH tops global list in sustainable energy

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 08, 2018 at 07:56 pm from manilastandard.net The Philippines ranked first in the World Energy Council’s World Energy Trilemma Index 2017 for the third consecutive year for having the best energy environmental sustainability […]
January 8, 2018

DUs asked to submit system loss, interruptions’ reports

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 7, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been mandating power distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives (ECs) to submit reports on their updated system loss and interruption reports […]
January 8, 2018

Energy optimistic on Malaya plant sale

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 07, 2018 at 07:45 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Department is optimistic of the privatization of the 650-megawatt Malaya thermal power plant in Pililla, Rizal this year, following the issuance of natural gas […]
January 8, 2018

First Gen asks govt to join LNG project

By Lenie Lectura – January 8, 2018 from Business Mirror FIRST Gen Corp. (First Gen) said over the weekend it has submitted a proposal requesting the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) to participate in the firm’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) […]
January 8, 2018

Alsons urges govt to sell output, not assets, of Mindanao power plants

By Lenie Lectura – January 8, 2018 from Business Mirror AN official of Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) believes the best way to privatize hydroelectric power plants along the Agus and Pulangi Rivers in Mindanao is to sell the power-generating […]
January 7, 2018

DOE sets competitive bidding rules on RE contracts’ award

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 6, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is laying down the rules on open and competitive selection process (OCSP) in the award of service contracts (SCs) to fresh round […]
January 6, 2018

Seven foreign firms eye venture with PNOC for ambitious LNG hub

By Lenie Lectura – January 4, 2018 from Business Mirror A total of seven foreign firms have submitted unsolicited proposals to the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) for a joint-venture partnership to build an ambitious liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the […]
January 5, 2018

MRC Allied sets P8.8-billion capex for new solar projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 4, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Listed firm MRC Allied, Inc. has earmarked capital spending of P8.8 billion for capacity ramp up of 200 megawatts utility-scale solar farm developments that it will be pursuing […]
January 5, 2018

Mindanao power spot market delayed to Q4

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 04, 2018 at 07:00 pm from manilastandard.net Commercial operations of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market in Mindanao may be pushed back to October, the Energy Department said. Energy Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella said some technicalities […]