January 20, 2022

WESM Visayas return online after ERC order

BY LENIE LECTURA – JANUARY 19, 2022 from Business Mirror THE Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Visayas has resumed operations after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) lifted the suspension order it earlier imposed on the Philippine Electricity Market Corp.–Market […]
January 18, 2022

TransCo to operate in off-grid provinces

BY LENIE LECTURA – JANUARY 17, 2022 from Business Mirror State-led National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) will soon operate the grid systems in Palawan, Mindoro, Catanduanes and Marinduque. According to the Philippine Energy Plan 2020-2040, preparatory works for the development of […]
January 14, 2022

DOE: Local power plants have enough coal supply

BY LENIE LECTURA – JANUARY 13, 2022 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) said it was assured by power plants that they have sufficient supply of coal for more than a month following Jakarta’s decision to ban the […]
January 13, 2022

Meralco eyes CSP for 180MW supply

BY LENIE LECTURA – JANUARY 12, 2022 from Business Mirror The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is planning to conduct another competitive auction soon should the Department of Energy (DOE) approve the terms of reference (TOR) for the supply of 180 […]