June 28, 2018

NGCP to extend transmission lines to meet peak power demand in 2040

By BusinessMirror – June 27, 2018 THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) plans to increase the length of its total transmission line to 35,312 circuit kilometers (ckm) and its total substation capacity to 88,036 megavolt-amperes (MVA) in a […]
June 27, 2018

2 power-sector execs: PSE not likely to manage WESM

By Lenie Lectura – June 26, 2018 from Business Mirror TWO officials in the power sector dismissed the possibility of the Philippine Stock Exchange’s (PSE) operating the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), the country’s trading floor of electricity. Newly appointed […]
June 25, 2018

Viewpoint: ‘At Seventeen’: On the anniversary of Epira, have we learned the truth about the power sector?

By Lenie Lectura – June 23, 2018 from Business Mirror In Photo: The Pagbilao coal-fired power plant in Quezon. SEVENTEEN years since the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001, or Republic Act 9136, was enacted into law, have […]
June 23, 2018

‘At Seventeen’: On the anniversary of Epira, have we learned the truth about the power sector?

By Lenie Lectura – June 23, 2018 from Business Mirror In Photo: The Pagbilao coal-fired power plant in Quezon. SEVENTEEN years since the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001, or Republic Act 9136, was enacted into law, have […]