July 12, 2021

Climate advocate calls for ban coal-fired plants to extend to pending projects

By Angelica Y. Yang – July 11, 2021 | 7:47 pm from Business World THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) needs to expand its moratorium on coal-fired power plants to include more facilities, including those that have secured prior approval and […]
July 12, 2021

IEMOP notes improved forecasting after EWDO rollout

By Angelica Y. Yang – July 9, 2021 | 6:31 pm from Business World THE Independent Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) observed an improvement in its peak demand projections following the launch of its five-minute wholesale electricity spot market […]
July 8, 2021

Energy dep’t pitches Napocor carbon sequestration program to IPPs

By Angelica Y. Yang – July 6, 2021 | 8:12 pm from Business World THE ENERGY department is encouraging independent power producers (IPPs) to join the National Power Corp.’s (Napocor) carbon sequestration program, which is expected to benefit nine watersheds […]
July 6, 2021

PHL hydro capacity additions seen topping 1 gigawatt by 2030

By Angelica Y. Yang – July 4, 2021 | 6:55 pm from Business World HEDCOR.COM THE PHILIPPINES is projected to increase its hydropower capacity by 1.1 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, with pumped storage plants accounting for more than half of […]