Power News

March 28, 2017

DOE: Enough power supply for summer months

By Lenie Lectura – March 27, 2017 from Business Mirror There are 20 power plants that are scheduled to go offline during summer months, but the Department of Energy (DOE) said on Monday there is enough power supply during this period. “We […]
March 28, 2017

Reserve, incoming projects ease PHL power worries (Part One)

By Lenie Lectura – March 26, 2017 from Business Mirror POWER-industry stakeholders are expecting a brownout-free summer in Luzon for as long as no major power plants conk out simultaneously. According to the Department of Energy (DOE), the optimistic outlook is borne out […]
March 28, 2017

Bidders ‘baffled’ on terms of Malaya LNG conversion

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 27, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Prospective bidders in the privatization of the 650-megawatt Malaya thermal power plant are still baffled as to the definitive terms of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposal for […]
March 27, 2017

SMC’s Limay plant to boost supply for summer months

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 26, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Available power capacity may run tight during the summer months because of the successive maintenance shutdowns of power plants, but the Department of Energy (DOE) is at least […]
March 27, 2017

ERC upholds jurisdiction over energy ‘competition’ cases

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 24, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has upheld jurisdiction over anti-competitive cases that involve players in the restructured electricity sector. This was asserted by the ERC in a […]
March 27, 2017

Gas, renewables flatten global CO2 emissions – IEA

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 25, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Gas and renewable energy resources have been turning the planet into a better place to live in, with them dominantly flattening overall carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions globally for […]
March 24, 2017

Governments urged to give renewable energy a major push for greater number of consumers

By Philippines News Agency – March 23, 2017 from Business Mirror Governments should craft and implement policies that will give renewable energy (RE) the much-needed push to make it available to the great majority of people. The statement was made […]
March 24, 2017

20 power generating plants seen on outage during summer months (Maintenance shutdowns)

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 23, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin At least 20 power generating facilities will be on combination of unplanned outage and scheduled maintenance shutdowns at the duration of summer months, according to a report drawn […]
March 24, 2017

DOE readies IMO transition team for WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 23, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin A transition team is being formed by the Department of Energy (DOE) to finally set to fruition the installation of a private Independent Market Operator (IMO) for the […]
March 23, 2017

Six groups interested in Sucat thermal plant

by Alena Mae S. Flores – March 22, 2017 at 08:01 pm from Manila Standard Today The privatization of the decommissioned 850-megawatt Sucat Thermal Power Plant in Muntinlupa City drew the interest of six bidders, Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. said […]