May 15, 2018

Govt puts on hold First Gen’s other hydropower projects

By Lenie Lectura – May 14, 2018 from Business Mirror FIRST Gen Corp.’s other hydropower projects are put on hold until the government issues clear cut-rules on feed-in-tariff (FiT), an incentive in the form of guaranteed power rate given to […]
May 15, 2018

Meralco contracted only 50MW more power till June

By Lenie Lectura – May 14, 2018 from Business Mirror THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has contracted “less than 50 megawatts [MW]” of additional power-generation capacity up to June this year. “We contracted interim power-supply agreements [Ipsa]. The total capacity […]
May 11, 2018

8 companies interested to bid for Malaya thermal-power plant

By Lenie Lectura – May 9, 2018 from Business Mirror EIGHT companies have expressed interest to operate and maintain the 650-megawatt Malaya Thermal Power Plant (MTPP). The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp, (PSALM) said three of the eight […]
May 10, 2018

First Gen’s planned $1-billion LNG plant to be completed in 4 years

By Lenie Lectura – May 9, 2018 from Business Mirror LOPEZ-LED First Gen Corp.’s planned $1-billion LNG (liquefied natural gas) facility is in its “most advanced state of development” compared to the LNG plans of other firms. “Why do I say […]