October 17, 2019

ERC: Probe sudden power plant outages

By Lenie Lectura – October 17, 2019 from Business Mirror Workers connect electricity cables to a transmission pole. (Bloomberg) THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) wants a study conducted on power plant outages in the country, which continues to suffer from […]
October 16, 2019

P56-billion PHL’s 1st supercritical coal-fired power plant switches on in Quezon

By Lenie Lectura -October 16, 2019 from Business Mirror MAUBAN, Quezon—San Buenaventura Power Ltd. Co. (SBPL) inaugurated here the country’s first supercritical coal-fired power plant, providing Luzon 500 megawatts (MW) of additional capacity. The P56.2-billion power plant started commercial operations last […]
September 28, 2019

ERC refuses to confirm ‘least cost’ claims in new Meralco contracts

By Myrna M.Velasco – September 27, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is still not inclined at confirming that the new power supply agreements (PSAs) underwritten by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) are […]
September 24, 2019

P56-billion MGen coal plant in Mauban still lacks requirements, can’t get COC yet, says ERC

By Lenie Lectura – September 24, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Monday said it could not yet issue a certificate of compliance (COC) to a project of the power generation arm of the Manila Electric […]