July 13, 2021

Meralco needs 3,920MW until 2030 to meet demand

BY LENIE LECTURA – JULY 12, 2021 from Business Mirror The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will need 3,920 megawatts (MW) of capacity from 2021 up to 2030 to meet the projected 4.12-percent increase in peak demand every year. Of the […]
July 13, 2021

San Miguel unit drops coal projects in Quezon, Cebu

BY LENIE LECTURA – JULY 12, 2021 from Business Mirror SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMCGP) has decided to drop new coal power projects to give way to renewable energy (RE) and gas power projects. Over the weekend, the power […]
July 13, 2021

WESM eases prudential guarantee, dispatch requirements for Mindanao grid

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 12, 2021, 2:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) is temporarily enforcing ‘relaxed rules’ – for at least three months, on the prudential requirement (PR) as well […]
July 12, 2021

DOE eyes 13 MTPA capacity in LNG terminals

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 12, 2021, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is targeting 13 million metric tons per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity that will be imported into the country […]