February 10, 2025

DOE weighing options for 232-MW Mindanao coal-fired power plant

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 9, 2025, 7:00 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy is studying options for the 232-megawatt Mindanao coal-fired power plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, as the planned rehabilitation of the Agus-Pulangi hydroelectric complex […]
February 7, 2025

DOE reviews electrification target, hikes funding requirement to P100b

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 6, 2025, 8:05 pm from manilastandard.net The government is reviewing its total electrification target at the household level by 2028 at a cost of P85 billion to P100 billion. Department of Energy Secretary […]
February 3, 2025

ERC to hold hearings on Meralco, GNPower’s 15-year deal

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 2, 2025, 7:15 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission set the hearings for the joint application of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD) for their proposed 15-year power […]
January 31, 2025

NPC to hold bidding for hybrid power projects in February

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 30, 2025, 7:25 pm from manilastandard.net State-run National Power Corp. (NPC) moved the bidding for the Accelerated Hybridization Plan (AHP) for four pilot areas to February 2025. “We are in the final stages […]