June 25, 2021

DoE to regulate reserve power procurement, require 5-year forecasts from NGCP

By Angelica Y. Yang – June 23, 2021 | 9:09 pm from Business World THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it will set a competitive process for the grid operator’s procurement of reserve power, known as ancillary services (AS), and […]
March 12, 2021

Finally, Meralco Completes CSP Of An 1,800MW Power Supply…. But What Devils would be in the Details?

David Celestra Tan, MSk 12 March 2021 After more than a year of trying to hold a CSP bidding that looks competitive and in compliance with the DOE guidelines, Meralco finally completed a bidding with enough participants actually making a […]
March 8, 2021

Meralco targeting to procure additional power capacity

By LENIE LECTURA – MARCH 8, 2021 from Business Mirror Following the successful competitive auction for the supply of 1,800megawatts (MW) of capacity for 20 years starting 2024, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is preparing for the next batch of […]
February 26, 2021

Electric coops urged on timely CSP of power supply deals

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 25, 2021, 8:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) are prodded to undertake their competitive selection process (CSP) on power supply agreements (PSAs) to guarantee that they will not suffer supply […]