June 28, 2018

NGCP to extend transmission lines to meet peak power demand in 2040

By BusinessMirror – June 27, 2018 THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) plans to increase the length of its total transmission line to 35,312 circuit kilometers (ckm) and its total substation capacity to 88,036 megavolt-amperes (MVA) in a […]
June 27, 2018

Oriental Energy putting up Aklan hydropower project

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 26, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Oriental Energy and Power Generation Corporation will be putting up the 18-megawatt Timbaban hydropower project to be sited in Madalag, Aklan in the Visayas grid, according to […]
June 27, 2018

2 power-sector execs: PSE not likely to manage WESM

By Lenie Lectura – June 26, 2018 from Business Mirror TWO officials in the power sector dismissed the possibility of the Philippine Stock Exchange’s (PSE) operating the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), the country’s trading floor of electricity. Newly appointed […]
June 26, 2018

PNOC selling unused Malampaya gas

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – June 25, 2018 from The Manila Times UNUSED gas from the Malampaya Deepwater Gas-to-Power plant in offshore Palawan province is now being auctioned off, the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) said. In a recent advisory, […]