June 23, 2018

EU dangles diesel-solar hybrid system for PH ‘unviable areas’

By Myrna M.Velasco – June 22, 2018, 10:48 PM from Manila Bulletin To give much-needed shot in the arm for the energy access of far-flung as well as the so-called ‘unviable areas’ in the Philippines, the European Union (EU) is […]
June 23, 2018

PNOC begins auction of Malampaya’s gas reserves

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 21, 2018 at 07:00 pm from manilastandard.net State-run Philippine National Oil Co. has issued an invitation to bid for the sale of its banked gas from the Malampaya gas project in northwest Palawan. […]
June 23, 2018

‘At Seventeen’: On the anniversary of Epira, have we learned the truth about the power sector?

By Lenie Lectura – June 23, 2018 from Business Mirror In Photo: The Pagbilao coal-fired power plant in Quezon. SEVENTEEN years since the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001, or Republic Act 9136, was enacted into law, have […]
June 22, 2018

Interconnection project to start this year – NGCP

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – June 22, 2018 from The Manila Times THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is set to begin its P51.9-billion Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) this year. In a statement on Thursday, the grid operator […]