May 15, 2017

NGCP says ‘new technology’ eyed in Vis-Min grid link-up

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 8, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Concessionaire-firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) indicated that it will be deploying new technology in the planned Visayas-Mindanao Interconnection Project (VMIP), hence, the swell on […]
May 15, 2017

NREB mulls subsidy scheme for ‘stranded’ solar capacity

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 12, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Beyond the regime of feed-in-tariff (FIT) system for emerging renewable energy technologies, the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) asserted that it will be sorting out a new subsidy scheme […]
May 8, 2017

The Kind of ERC the Country Needs

Part 1 David Celestra Tan, MSK 5 May 2017 If there is a silver lining in what is going on at the Commissioners level at the Energy Regulatory Commission, it is that this is an opportunity towards finally righting the […]
May 3, 2017

Wanted: A Clear Energy Mix Strategy for the Country from DOE

David Celestra Tan, MSK 1 May 2017 One of the most critical functions of the Department of Energy is to provide a prescient Energy Mix strategy for power supply development.  And one of the expensive lessons learned since the power […]