December 21, 2024

Meralco’s power sales grew 6.6% in 11 months

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 20, 2024, 7:10 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) reported a 6.6-percent increase in its power sales from January to November to 49,953 gigawatt-hours (GWh) from 46,866 GWh in the […]
December 19, 2024

NKS Solar spending $100m on first phase of floating solar plant

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 18, 2024, 6:55 pm from manilastandard.net NKS Solar One, a joint venture between Blueleaf Energy Philippines and NKS Energy Utilities, is looking at capital expenditure of $100 million for the construction and completion […]
December 18, 2024

Spot market power prices decline on softer demand, cooler weather

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 17, 2024, 8:10 pm from manilastandard.net The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) said Tuesday system-wide average electricity prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) declined in the first two […]
December 16, 2024

DOE pushes clean energy transition

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 16, 2024, 1:05 am from manilastandard.net Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla The Department of Energy challenged developers and financiers to design long-term financing mechanisms for high-capital-expenditure power projects. It said this would support the […]