Power News

July 17, 2024

NGCP, Ingrid Power get nod to implement ancillary services deal

By Lenie Lectura – July 17, 2024 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has granted interim relief to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and Ingrid Power Holdings Inc. (IPHI) to implement their modified ancillary services […]
July 17, 2024

ERC reconsiders decision on pricing of Pililla diesel plant

By Manila Standard – July 16, 2024, 7:50 pm The Energy Regulatory Commission partially granted Ingrid Power Holdings Inc.’s motion to reconsider its five-year ancillary services procurement agreement with the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines. The ERC increased the […]
July 17, 2024

Various groups launch 10 million solar rooftop challenge

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 16, 2024, 7:10 pm from manilastandard.net Green energy advocacy groups, communities and multisectoral representatives on Tuesday launched an ambitious initiative urging the widespread adoption of solar rooftop to combat rising electricity costs and […]
July 16, 2024

PSALM: Hydro power plant piques interest of 5 firms

By Lenie Lectura – July 16, 2024 from Business Mirror Five firms have expressed interest to participate in the privatization of the 796.46-megawatt (MW) Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant complex in Laguna, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. […]
July 16, 2024

Major foreign, local energy firms plan to bid for CBK hydro plants

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 15, 2024, 9:00 pm from manilastandard.net Large power players such as Marubeni Corp., Semirara Mining and Power Corp., Aboitiz Group, First Gen Corp. and ACEN Corp. expressed interest in the privatization of the […]
July 16, 2024

ERC could lower RCOA threshold to 100 kW in 3-4 years

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – July 14, 2024 | 8:31 pm from Business World MOREPOWER.COM.PH THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is looking into lowering the threshold to 100 kilowatts (kW) for users to be eligible for the Retail Competition and […]
July 16, 2024

Second round of microgrid auctions expected in

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – July 14, 2024 | 8:31 pm from Business World THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it will conduct the second round of auctions for microgrid system providers (MGSP) in September. The second round involves the […]
July 16, 2024

Energy storage partnership sees size of APAC market at 3,000 island communities

By Justine Irish D. Tabile – July 14, 2024 | 8:30 pm from Business World PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO US ENERGY storage company Amber Kinetics said the potential Asia-Pacific (APAC) market for its storage technology being co-developed with regional partners is […]
July 15, 2024

PGPC aims to boost Luzon power grid

By Lenie Lectura – July 15, 2024 from Business Mirror The Philippine Geothermal Production Company Inc. (PGPC) is embarking on the exploration and development of new geothermal energy sources capable of generating between 250 to 400 megawatts (MW) of additional […]
July 15, 2024

Cost recovery delays to affect NGCP projects

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 14, 2024, 8:10 pm from manilastandard.net Transmission operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said over the weekend the delayed approval of its cost recovery may affect future power transmission projects. NGCP […]