November 1, 2021

ERC fines more power firms for breaching outage limit

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 31, 2021 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has imposed penalties against two more power firms for exceeding the number of unplanned outage days for their hydroelectric power facilities. CBK Power Co. Ltd. […]
October 29, 2021

Solon to NEA: Ensure Baguio’s power supply

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 28, 2021 from Business Mirror The Senate Energy Committee strongly urged the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity in Baguio City and all 13 towns in Benguet province amid the leadership […]
October 29, 2021

GBPC sets sights on more renewable energy projects

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 28, 2021 from Business Mirror Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), has lined up more renewable energy (RE) projects starting next year, including two solar power projects worth […]
October 28, 2021

DOE issues rules on contracting AS

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 27, 2021 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday released a circular that establishes the competitive bidding process for the procurement of reserve power by the country’s system operator (SO). Signed last […]