April 14, 2018

Co-ops oppose DoE move to allow private sector in rural electrification

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 13, 2018 at 08:00 pm from manilastandard.net Electric cooperatives have expressed concern over the move of the Energy Department to allow private investors to go into rural electrification. Leaders of several electric cooperative […]
April 14, 2018

Negros Oriental rejects coal power

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 12, 2018 at 07:10 pm from manilastandard.net Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo issued an order declaring the local government unit as an environment-friendly and clean-energy province. Under the order, the province will “adopt […]
April 13, 2018

DOE may snatch ERC’s ‘licensing role’ on retail power suppliers

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 12, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin With the never-ending dilemmas that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) had been getting enmeshed with, the Department of Energy (DOE) is now intending to take hold of […]
April 13, 2018

Luzon power supply declared on yellow alert

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 12, 2018 at 07:45 pm from manilastandard.net National Grid Corp. of the Philippines placed Luzon on yellow alert Thursday because of thin power reserves amid high demand as temperature peaked this year. “Luzon […]