April 13, 2018

Luzon power supply declared on yellow alert

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 12, 2018 at 07:45 pm from manilastandard.net National Grid Corp. of the Philippines placed Luzon on yellow alert Thursday because of thin power reserves amid high demand as temperature peaked this year. “Luzon […]
April 12, 2018

DOE likely to accede to scrapping of RE perks under TRAIN-2

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated April 11, 2018, 10:08 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) will likely throw its support to the proposal to scrap the value-added tax (VAT) zero rating incentives for renewable energy (RE) […]
April 12, 2018

Phinma enters fuel-supply business

By Lenie Lectura – April 11, 2018 from Business Mirror PHINMA Energy Corp. is going into the fuel-supply business that will primarily serve the requirements of its energy arm. During the company’s stockholders’ meeting on Wednesday, Phinma announced that its subsidiary, […]
April 11, 2018

Coal share in power generation inches closer to 50% nationwide

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 10, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Coal-fired power plants have been reinforcing their foothold in the country’s generation mix with a share inching up to 49.6-percent as of end last year, based on […]