October 14, 2017

Semirara ups royalty payments to DoE, local government units

BY Alena Mae S. Flores – October 13, 2017 at 07:56 pm from manilastandard.net Semirara Mining and Power Corp. tripled its first-half royalty payments to the Energy Department to P1.69 billion from P575 million year-on-year. “Our continued partnership with the DoE allows […]
October 13, 2017

SPI to develop 100-MW solar plant in Tarlac

By Lenie Lectura – October 11, 2017 from Business Mirror Sunray Power Inc. (SPI) will develop a 100-megawatt (MW) solar-power project in Tarlac. SPI is 75-percent owned by Menlo Renewable Energy Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of MRC Allied Inc. A solar energy-service […]
October 13, 2017

Congressmen want more power plants built

by Alena Mae S. Flores and Maricel V. Cruz – October 12, 2017 at 07:43 pm from manilastandard.net Congressmen on Thursday cited the need to build more power plants on rising power demand amid the sustained economic growth. Rep. Lord Velasco of Marinduque, […]
October 13, 2017

NGCP targets Mindanao grid reinforcement by 2019

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 12, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Following last weekend’s partial blackout in Mindanao, the country’s power system operator has announced that it will be completing reinforcement at the grid by the first quarter of […]