October 15, 2019

Biomass now open to 100% foreign stake

By Jordeene B. Lagare – October 14, 2019 from The Manila Times FOREIGN companies can now fully own and operate biomass power plants in the Philippines under a recently signed policy from the Department of Energy (DoE). The DoE’s newly-released […]
October 14, 2019

SBPL’s 500 MW coal-fired plant to switch on Tuesday

By Lenie Lectura -October 14, 2019 from Business Mirror SAN Buenaventura Power Ltd. (SBPL) will “switch on” its 500-megawatt (MW) supercritical coal-fired power plant in Mauban, Quezon, on Tuesday, injecting the much additional capacity needed in the Luzon grid. SBPL, […]
October 14, 2019

Napocor seeks ERC’s approval to collect P18.5-B UCME in 2020

By Lenie Lectura -October 14, 2019 from Business Mirror THE National Power Corp. (Napocor) is seeking regulators’ approval for the issuance of a provisional authority (PA) to collect from consumers P18.46 billion in basic universal charge for missionary electrification for […]
October 13, 2019

NEA accelerates deployment of solar PV

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 12, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Government-run National Electrification Agency (NEA) is accelerating the deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies for the energization of off-grid and far-flung areas nationwide. As disclosed, the agency […]