March 21, 2017

Govt clears 12 power plants for impact studies

by Alena Mae S. Flores – March 20, 2017 at 09:01 pm from Manila Standard Today The Energy Department cleared a dozen power generation projects, with a combined capacity of over 1,900 megawatts, to proceed to the next stage of development involving grid […]
March 20, 2017

Coal plants to boost PHL power supply

By Lenie Lectura – March 19, 2017 from Business Mirror The Philippines is assured of 5,000 megawatts (MW) of new power-generation capacity between this year and 2020, with coal power plants still dominating the power mix. In the 2017-2020 list […]
March 11, 2017

Energy players to review existing deals caused by plant shutdowns

By Lenie Lectura – March 9, 2017 from Business Mirror POWER-INDUSTRY stakeholders will review existing contracts entered into among gas suppliers, power producers and distribution utilities to find out ways on how not to pass on to consumers the incremental cost brought about […]
March 9, 2017

Government resets Malaya thermal plant bidding to March 30

By Lenie Lectura – March 8, 2017 from Business Mirror THE government has rescheduled the bidding for the 650-megawatt (MW) Malaya thermal-power plant mainly due to a new requirement that is seriously being considered to be included in the terms of reference. Originally, […]