July 8, 2021

NGCP working to repair damaged Negros high voltage submarine cable

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 7, 2021, 3:06 PM from Manila Bulletin The 138-kilovolt (kV) high voltage submarine cable in Negros Oriental which suffered technical glitch, has been limiting the transmission of power capacity between the islands of Cebu […]
July 8, 2021

Former DOE official is anticipated as next PEMC president

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 7, 2021, 1:47 PM from Manila Bulletin An official of the Department of Energy (DOE), who reportedly resigned recently from his post, is well anticipated by power industry players as the next president of […]
July 8, 2021

Duterte signs EPIRA amendment enhancing energy panel’s powers

By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza – July 7, 2021 | 8:27 pm from Business World PHILSTAR PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has signed into law a bill upgrading the powers of the Joint Congressional Energy Commission (JCEC), which exercises oversight over […]
July 8, 2021

Energy dep’t pitches Napocor carbon sequestration program to IPPs

By Angelica Y. Yang – July 6, 2021 | 8:12 pm from Business World THE ENERGY department is encouraging independent power producers (IPPs) to join the National Power Corp.’s (Napocor) carbon sequestration program, which is expected to benefit nine watersheds […]