December 4, 2017

NGCP seeks ERC’s nod on higher capex

By Lenie Lectura – December 3, 2017 from Business Mirror THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) seeks approval of the implementation of additional capital expenditures (capex) in the amount of P62.32 billion to be spent until 2020 for various transmission […]
December 1, 2017

MPIC unit, Alsons seal power deal

By Lenie Lectura – November 29, 2017 from Business Mirror THE partnership between Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) of the Alcantara Group and Global Business Power Corp. (GBP), an associate of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), has been finalized following the signing […]
November 29, 2017

Govt urged to scrutinize proposed rules on sourcing renewable energy

By Lenie Lectura – November 26, 2017 from Business Mirror The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) “strongly recommends” a deferment of the implementation of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) until further comprehensive studies on the feasibility and necessity of such policy mechanism is conducted. […]
November 23, 2017

Bill expedites grant of permits to power projects, cuts monthly electricity rates

By Lenie Lectura – November 22, 2017 from Business Mirror A proposed law seeking to modernize and streamline the grant of permits to energy-generation projects in the country could reduce consumer electricity prices by as much as P1 per kilowatt hour (kWh). […]