May 28, 2018

DOE pushing for modified electricity bill format

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 27, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is pushing for further itemization of cost components in electric bills – primarily those touching on bill deposits and interest charges; as […]
May 26, 2018

Gov’t agencies prodded on 30-day energy projects’ approval

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 25, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With the full enforcement of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 30, government agencies – including local government units (LGUs) – are required to formally flesh out […]
May 23, 2018

P52-B Vis-Min transmission system gets nod (‘Energy project of national significance’)

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 22, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Investment Coordinating Council (EICC) has approved the P52-billion Visayas-Mindanao Interconnection Project (VMIP) of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as the first major […]
May 22, 2018

China Energy to build 1,500-MW power projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 21, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Alegria, Cebu – A Chinese energy firm will be injecting massive investments for planned two coal-fired power projects of 1,500 megawatts aggregate capacity in Luzon and Visayas […]