March 9, 2017

Government resets Malaya thermal plant bidding to March 30

By Lenie Lectura – March 8, 2017 from Business Mirror THE government has rescheduled the bidding for the 650-megawatt (MW) Malaya thermal-power plant mainly due to a new requirement that is seriously being considered to be included in the terms of reference. Originally, […]
March 9, 2017

Industry source: Meralco generation charge for March may amount to P4.90 per kWh

By Lenie Lectura – March 8, 2017 from Business Mirror Generation charge of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for this month could amount to P4.90 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), higher than the previous month’s P4.32-per-kWh generation charge. The amount already includes the P0.22-per-kWh adjustment in […]
March 8, 2017

ERC cuts FiT rates for hydro and biomass projects

By Lenie Lectura – March 7, 2017 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has lowered the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) rates for hydro and biomass power projects that are scheduled for commercial operations this year. In a two-page resolution signed by the ERC […]
March 7, 2017

Energy mix stays despite Paris pact

by Alena Mae S. Flores –  March 05, 2017 at 08:35 pm from Manila Standard Today The Energy Department said the proposed energy mix until 2030 will remain the same even after the Philippines signed the Paris Agreement on climate change last week. […]