January 18, 2021

DOE keeps new coal capacity target

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 18, 2021, 6:30 AM from Manila Bulletin The country’s love affair with coal technology is far from over, as the current official project list of the Department of Energy (DOE) still casts 11,289 megawatts […]
January 18, 2021

ERC still firming up ‘price ceiling’ for RE auction under RPS

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 18, 2021, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is still firming up the pricing formula for the targeted ‘tariff ceiling’ that shall be instituted for the 2,000 megawatts of renewable […]
January 18, 2021

First Gen allots P6b to develop 120-MW hydro power project

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 17, 2021 at 07:50 pm from manilastandard.net First Gen Hydro Power Corp. of the Lopez Group is investing P6 billion to develop the 120-megawatt Aya pumped-storage project in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija. FGHPC, the […]
January 16, 2021

DOE moves to avert ‘summer brownouts’

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 15, 2021, 2:43 PM from Manila Bulletin With plant shutdowns bringing power grids to breaking points again, the Department of Energy (DOE) nudged power plant owners to re-align their maintenance activities to avoid brownouts […]