September 21, 2016

Malampaya shutdown can derail power supply, hike rates

by Myrna Velasco – September 20, 2016 from Manila Bulletin Probabilities of shutdown of the Malampaya gas field operations will not only adversely affect the country’s power supply, but it can also trigger upticks in electricity rates. The latest threat is being […]
September 21, 2016

Coal expected to still dominate power mix

Monday, September 5, 2016 from The  Visayan Daily Star Coal is still expected to dominate the power mix in the Philippines in the next one or two decades despite increases in investments in renewable energy. This is because the overall […]
September 20, 2016

PEMC data confirms WESM power-rate increase in August

by Lenie Lectura – September 19, 2016 from Business Mirror August power rates at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) shot up following seven instances of yellow alert and three instances of red alert in the supply month, data from the Philippine […]
September 20, 2016

ERC formally junks ‘defective’ power supply agreements

by Myrna Velasco – September 19, 2016 from Manila Bulletin Eleven power supply agreements (PSAs) were junked by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for having ‘legally defective’ contractual terms. The supply deals established to have been flawed were that of the Biliran […]