March 16, 2021

SMPC allots P4-B capex this year for coal mining, power generation ventures

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 15, 2021, 12:47 PM from Manila Bulletin Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) will funnel P4.0 billion capital expenditures (capex) for its businesses this year, primarily for the purchase of mining and support […]
March 15, 2021

Electric coops top 14-M customer-connections

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 15, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Despite funding shortfall precipitated by the pandemic, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported that the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) still surpassed its targeted 14 million customer-connections as […]
March 15, 2021

NGCP seeks ERC approval for P24.5-B transmission projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 15, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking regulatory approval for P24.481 billion major transmission and substation projects that it will need to immediately […]
March 15, 2021

Policy tweaks to hasten RE adoption in PHL–Meralco

By LENIE LECTURA – MARCH 15, 2021 from Business Mirror The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) underscored the regulators’ role in breaking the barriers that would lead to a successful shift to renewable energy adoption. During the recent Asia Pacific Energy […]