January 21, 2017

3-way race emerges for president of NPC

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 20, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Three candidates are reportedly in the lead for the top post of state-owned National Power Corporation (NPC) – one of them previously chief executive of another government-run energy […]
January 17, 2017

2 solar projects given FIT incentives With ‘questionable’ data completion

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 16, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With a push from the newly installed chairman of the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) but without the knowledge of Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi, two solar projects […]
January 16, 2017

20-day Malampaya shutdown to cost consumers P3 B

by Myrna M. Velasco –  January 14, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The scheduled 20-day shutdown of the Malampaya gas production facility will cost Filipino consumers P3.0 billion, representing the extent of additional costs they will be paying with […]
January 13, 2017

Cabinet approves Malampaya Fund use to retire power debts

By Myrna M. Velasco –  January 12, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The economic cluster of the Duterte Cabinet has already given the green light for the use of the Malampaya Fund to retire the estimated P245-billion residual liabilities […]