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April 17, 2017
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By Myrna M. Velasco – April 13, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin With the stop-and-go competitive regime in the restructured power sector, expensive electric bills will continue as a “cross to bear” for majority segments of the Filipino consumers. This […]
April 17, 2017
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By Myrna M. Velasco – April 12, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy’s (DOE) fascination with its “nuclear power dream” is not fading with time, as Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi re-stated recently the weekend the development […]
April 12, 2017
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By Myrna M. Velasco – April 11, 2017, 10:00 PM By Manila Bulletin Majority of off-grid areas in the country, including the islands that have tourism draw potential, are still suffering from massive blackouts or power interruptions on a daily basis. […]
April 11, 2017
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by Alena Mae S. Flores – April 10, 2017 at 09:15 pm from Manila Standard Today Power retailer Manila Electric Co. said Monday power rates will go up by P0.23 per kilowatt-hour this month, on the back of higher generation charges. Meralco, the […]
April 11, 2017
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by Myrna M. Velasco – April 10, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Luzon grid inched close into having rolling brownouts on Monday as system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) raised power system condition to “red alert status” […]
April 10, 2017
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By Lenie Lectura – April 9, 2017 from Business Mirror The Philippines needs 43,000 megawatts (MW) of additional power-generation capacity until 2040, with the bulk to be supplied in Luzon, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). In a briefing paper on […]
April 10, 2017
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By Lenie Lectura – April 9, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy-Energy Policy and Planning Bureau (DOE-EPPB) is drafting a policy on resiliency planning and programs for the energy sector. The program aims to strengthen existing infrastructure facilities to withstand […]
April 10, 2017
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By Myrna M. Velasco – April 8, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The share of renewable energy (RE) in the country’s power mix already reached as high 31.4-percent on combination of emerging and conventional technologies, according to Energy Secretary Alfonso […]
April 8, 2017
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By Lenie Lectura – April 5, 2017 from Manila Bulletin THE National Power Corp. (Napocor) will soon deploy a new 300-kilowatt (kW) generating set this year, and two more 300-kW gensets next year in its Limasawa diesel power plant (DPP). The state […]
April 6, 2017
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By Myrna M. Velasco – April 4, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin If the renewable energy (RE) potential of the country would be fully harnessed, this can provide up to 23 percent of the country’s energy supply, according to the […]