September 30, 2019

Meralco, Hitachi set up 2-MW battery-energy storage system

By Lenie Lectura -September 30, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and Japanese multinational conglomerate Hitachi Ltd. have put up a 2-megawatt (MW) battery-energy storage system (BESS) in Bulacan. “That’s a pilot. From a DU [distribution utility] […]
September 27, 2019

ERC issues PAO to 1st coal-fired plant using supercritical tech

By Lenie Lectura -September 27, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Luzon grid will soon be assured of 500 megawatts (MW) of new power-generation capacity following the issuance of the Provisional Authority to Operate (PAO) the country’s first coal-fired power plant to […]
September 26, 2019

NGCP vows to connect Visayas, Mindanao grids by end of 2020

By Lenie Lectura – September 26, 2019 from Business Mirror THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has declared its commitment to meet the target completion date of the multibillion-peso Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP). “MVIP is under way. We […]
September 25, 2019

First Gen talking to 20 gas suppliers for its LNG project in Batangas

By Lenie Lectura – September 25, 2019 from Business Mirror First Gen Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Jon Russell (right, inset photo) greets Brian Byrne, CEO of Siemens Power Generation Service Asia, shortly before the three-day conference opened. […]