April 28, 2021

Meralco sets ‘emergency power procurement’ to augment supply

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 28, 2021, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is seeking the approval of the Department of Energy (DOE) for its “emergency procurement” of 220 to 260 megawatts of […]
April 27, 2021

Biomass projects eligible for FiT estimated at 135 MW

By Angelica Y. Yang – April 25, 2021 | 7:27 pm from Business World SIEMENS THE National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) said 17 biomass projects with a capacity of 135.13 megawatts (MW) are billing the feed-in tariff allowance (FiT-All) to consumers […]
April 26, 2021

WESM seeking additional fees for RE market

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 26, 2021, 6:30 AM from Manila Bulletin The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), which regulates the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), is seeking approval for an additional spot market transaction fees to be slapped […]
April 24, 2021

Gov’t mulls ‘economic sabotage’ raps versus erring power firms

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 23, 2021, 12:15 PM from Manila Bulletin The power generation companies (GenCos) that are experiencing prolonged outages on their generation facilities could face anti-competitive behavior and economic sabotage raps because they have been violating […]