May 5, 2021

PH power consumption down in 2020

By Jordeene B. Lagare – May 3, 2021 from The Manila Times ELECTRICITY consumption across the Philippines dropped by 4.04 percent in the past year, data from the Department of Energy (DoE) showed. In its 2020 Power Statistics report released […]
May 4, 2021

TransCo to build line to Catanduanes

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 02, 2021 at 07:30 pm from manilastandard.net The National Transmission Corp. and the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperatives Inc. signed a memorandum of agreement that will pave the way for the island’s interconnection to […]
May 4, 2021

SMPC presses ‘cost claims’ vs GE on Calaca plant shutdown

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 4, 2021, 6:30 AM from Manila Bulletin Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) is pressing its ‘cost claims’ against its equipment supplier – American firm GE, on the extended shutdown of unit 2 […]
May 4, 2021

NPC sets minigrid, RE construction target of 5 megawatts this year

By Angelica Y. Yang – May 2, 2021 | 7:15 pm from Business World NATIONAL POWER CORP. (NPC) said it hopes to build 5 megawatts (MW) worth of capacity in the form of minigrids and renewable energy (RE) systems this […]