August 29, 2017

Transco renews bid to tap Malampaya Fund to finance P60-billion power projects

By Lenie Lectura – August 28, 2017 from Business Mirror The National Transmission Corp. (Transco) is proposing to tap the Malampaya Fund to undertake a number of transmission-line projects amounting to over P60 billion. Transco President Melvin Matibag cited the […]
July 17, 2017

NREB sets flexibility in RE capacity purchase

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 15, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) is injecting some flexibility in the incremental purchase of renewable energy (RE) capacity that off-taker distribution utilities would have to adhere to […]
July 13, 2017

DOE sets new target date to restore power in Samar, Leyte and Bohol

By Lenie Lectura – July 12, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) is anticipating a delay in the transmission of 160 megawatts (MW) of power-generating capacity to be delivered to Samar, Leyte and Bohol. DOE Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella said […]
July 11, 2017

40 MW of power to supply 4 provinces once NGCP completes testing of bypass line

By Lenie Lectura – July 10, 2017 from Business Mirror SOME 40 megawatts (MW) of electricity will be transported from Cebu to Samar, Leyte, Biliran and Bohol once the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is able to successfully conclude testing of […]