November 24, 2020

DOE exempts PNOC-EC coal projects in moratorium

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 23, 2020, 1:38 PM from Manila Bulletin Despite the Department of Energy’s (DOE) moratorium on new coal projects, it was specified that the coal ventures of state-run Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation will not […]
November 23, 2020

AC Energy to leave coal projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 23, 2020, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Ayala-owned AC Energy Philippines is breaking free from coal-fired generating facilities, hence, it is casting the divestment of its shareholdings in the 1,336-megawatt Dinginin power project and […]
November 23, 2020

MORE Power eyeing to double capacity of substations

By Lenie Lectura – November 23, from Business Mirror More Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) revealed plans to double the capacity of its substations to 260 MegaVolt Ampere (MVA) in the next 5 years as part of an investment […]
November 21, 2020

WESM a millstone around electricity consumers’ necks

By Ben Kritz – November 19, 2020 from The Manila Times Among the several bum steers sold to the public with the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001, one that escapes most public attention in spite of having […]