Power News

December 14, 2016

Industries support Cusi’s energy mix policy prescription

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 13, 2016, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The competitive-laden energy mix economics propounded by Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi gained traction in the league of industries and manufacturing firms operating in the country. In a […]
December 13, 2016

ACRI: Power oversupply in Mindanao to last only 3 years

By Lenie Lectura – December 11, 2016 from Business Mirror A TOP executive of Alcantara led-Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACRI) said over the weekend the impending oversupply in Mindanao would only last for three years. “In our estimation, there will still be an […]
December 8, 2016

Buyout of IPP contracts eyed

by Alena Mae S. Flores – December 06, 2016 at 09:00 pm from Manila Standard Today Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. has proposed buying out the independent power producer contracts of three plants in order to proceed with the eventual sale […]
December 8, 2016

Weaker peso pushes up electricity rate

by Alena Mae S. Flores – December 07, 2016 at 10:20 pm from Manila Standard Today Power rates within the franchise area of Manila Electric Co. increased by P0.1011 per kilowatt-hour in December, on higher generation charges and weaker peso. Meralco said in […]
December 7, 2016

Energy department to investors: Don’t pull plug on power investments

By Lenie Lectura – December 6, 2016 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday strongly urged the private sector to continue investing in the power sector, stressing the country needs an additional 17,338 megawatts (MW) of power-generation capacity by 2030. […]
December 7, 2016

Growth to raise demand for power

by Alena Mae S. Flores – December 06, 2016 at 08:40 pm from Manila Standard Today The Philippines will need additional power capacity of 17,338 megawatts by 2030 as energy demand is expected to continue to grow driven by projections of an eight […]
December 7, 2016

Meralco rates up P0.1011/kWh this month

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 7, 2016, 2:45 PM from Manila Bulletin December is high consumption month for most Filipino consumers, but caution is in order as the rates of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be up by P0.1011 per […]
December 6, 2016

ERC chief goes on leave

by Alena Mae S. Flores – December 05, 2016 at 10:01 pm from Manila Standard Today THE head of the Energy Regulatory Commission has gone on a month-long leave following suggestions he step down to give way to the investigation of the corruption […]
December 6, 2016

NGCP asked to assess ‘protection systems’ to prevent future brownouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 5, 2016, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin As explosion at its substation was directly tagged as the cause of the November 15 rolling brownouts, system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) was directed […]
December 6, 2016

DOE changes tack on energy mix: no cap, no quota on technologies

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 5, 2016, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is changing the proposed energy mix metrics, as the measure propounded under the Duterte administration shall be based on a “70-20-10 formula” in […]