October 24, 2022

Aboitiz Power to buy another 35.4% stake in Mindanao coal plant operator

By Alena Mae S. Flores October 23, 2022, 7:05 pm from manilastandard.net Aboitiz Power Corp. expects to complete the acquisition of an additional 35.4-percent equity stake in STEAG State Power Inc., the operator of the 210-megawatt Mindanao coal-fired power plant […]
August 11, 2022

Coal moratorium to stay under Marcos admin – DOE

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 9, 2022, 3:49 PM from Manila Bulletin The coal moratorium policy will be sustained under the Marcos administration, Energy Secretary Raphael Perpetuo Lotilla declared. “The moratorium on the building of new coal-fired power plants […]
November 18, 2021

Plant operator warns of tight electricity supply next year

BY LENIE LECTURA – NOVEMBER 17, 2021 from Business Mirror The operator of the 440-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant warned that electricity supply by the hot dry season next year will be “very difficult” as only one facility is expected […]
March 18, 2020

Some power firms face delays as work stops

By Lenie Lectura – March 18, 2020 from Business Mirror SOME power firms are facing delays in the construction of their power projects as a result of the paralysis induced by measures to stop the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19). “We […]