Power News

September 9, 2016

ERC to sit on PSA requests of power firms without DENR permits

by Lenie Lectura – September 8, 2016 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will not act on applications for power-supply agreements (PSAs) filed by power firms  until they have secured environmental permits from the Department of Environment and […]
September 8, 2016

August 2016 News Files

More firms eye solar projects Meralco negotiates 300-MW power deals Semirara operates coal plant expansion DoE to draft nuclear energy roadmap ERC okays NGCP’s Mindanao 230-kV transmission project Meralco rolls out advanced system NGCP alarmed by communities built beneath power-transmission […]
September 8, 2016

July 2016 News Files

JULY 2016 NEWS FILES ERC warns GenCos as WESM price surges Meralco gets lower capex ERC slaps penalties on Aleco, 3 other electric cooperatives BoI approves Subic coal plant Luzon on red-alert status as power supply drops ERC approves Meralco’s […]
September 8, 2016

June 2016 News Files

JUNE 2016 NEWS FILES Cusi to keep energy policies, protect consumers NPC applies for P1.65-B recovery-cost adjustments EDC raising P5 billion for 2016 capex needs EDC, contractor agree to end arbitration over geothermal plant 40 power projects to go online […]
September 8, 2016

May 2016 News Files

MAY 2016 NEWS FILES Govt readies third round of FiT rates Alsons power advances 3 major projects in Mindanao ERC lowers power retail threshold to 500kW Clean energy to take bigger share of electricity market by 2030 Ty family invest […]
September 8, 2016

April 2016 News Files

APRIL 2016 NEWS FILES NGCP renews appeal to public on safeguarding transmission facilities Meralco, Semirara to build P90-b plant Aggreko opens depot MGen, Semirara to manage 750-MW coal plant in Batangas DOE to broker meeting between Meralco and Millennium Filinvest […]
September 8, 2016

March 2016 News Files

MARCH 2016 NEWS FILES Basic Energy, Trans-Asia drilling another geothermal well Govt to allow new coal plants UK bank funds PHL firm’s P192.4-billion renewable-energy development projects ERC asked to clarify issues on retail competition Baguio hydro plant revived Basic Energy […]
September 8, 2016

February 2016 News Files

FEBRUARY 2016 NEWS FILES Company executive: AC Energy to switch on 1st solar-power facility within the week Citicore launches solar-power plant in Negros Occidental ERC limits NGCP’s 2016 projects to ‘essentials’ Citicore completes solar plant in Silay National Grid set […]
September 8, 2016

January 2016 News Files

JANUARY 2016 NEWS FILES Trans-Asia rebrands to PHINMA Energy Aboitiz group bats for ‘satisfactory settlement’ Basic Energy withdraws 4 hydro service contracts Ayala looking for power acquisition opportunities Solar power plant links to Luzon grid Sacasun seeks link Tarlac solar […]
October 29, 2015

San Miguel files plunder raps vs PSALM, TPEC officials

by Leonard Postrado from Manila Bulletin San Miguel Corp. has lodged plunder charges against the head of Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) and the officers of a private corporation with the implementation of a contract for the […]