August 17, 2017

Semirara open to develop mine-mouth power plant

By Lenie Lectura – August 16, 2017 from Business Mirror SEMIRARA Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) formally signified interest with the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a 50-megawatt (MW) mine-mouth power plant in the province of Antique. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, SMPC […]
August 10, 2017

NEA ordered to report on frequent power outage in Palawan island

By Lenie Lectura – August 9, 2017 from Business Mirror THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) was given until Friday, August 11, to submit a report on the frequent power outages in Palawan. Sen. Sherwin T. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, […]
August 2, 2017

WESM doing wonders for power sector

By Lenie Lectura – August 2, 2017 from Business Mirror ELEVEN years since it was launched in Luzon and seven years after in the Visayas, the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) has promoted competition and transparency—and has continued to multiply investors—in the power […]
August 1, 2017

DoE pushes Malampaya funding

by Alena Mae S. Flores – July 31, 2017 at 07:41 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Department is still hoping to tap the Malampaya Fund to pay the obligations of state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. and avoid future electricity rate increases. […]