August 2, 2017

WESM doing wonders for power sector

By Lenie Lectura – August 2, 2017 from Business Mirror ELEVEN years since it was launched in Luzon and seven years after in the Visayas, the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) has promoted competition and transparency—and has continued to multiply investors—in the power […]
August 1, 2017

PetroEnergy unit gets permit for Palawan solar-power plant

By Lenie Lectura – July 31, 2017 from Business Mirror THE subsidiary of PetroEnergy Resources Corp. has secured environmental permits for its solar power project in Puerto Princesa. “The proposed 10-megawatt [MW] Puerto Princesa solar-power project of PetroGreen Energy Corp. [PGEC] secured two vital environmental […]
August 1, 2017

DoE pushes Malampaya funding

by Alena Mae S. Flores – July 31, 2017 at 07:41 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Department is still hoping to tap the Malampaya Fund to pay the obligations of state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. and avoid future electricity rate increases. […]
July 31, 2017

Meralco solicits bids for 85-MW solar deal

by Alena Mae S. Flores – July 30, 2017 at 08:10 pm from manilastandard.net Manila Electric Co., the country’s largest power retailer, issued an invitation to other renewable energy developers to challenge the price offered by Citicore Power Inc. for the supply of up […]