September 28, 2019

ERC refuses to confirm ‘least cost’ claims in new Meralco contracts

By Myrna M.Velasco – September 27, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is still not inclined at confirming that the new power supply agreements (PSAs) underwritten by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) are […]
September 27, 2019

ERC issues PAO to 1st coal-fired plant using supercritical tech

By Lenie Lectura -September 27, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Luzon grid will soon be assured of 500 megawatts (MW) of new power-generation capacity following the issuance of the Provisional Authority to Operate (PAO) the country’s first coal-fired power plant to […]
September 27, 2019

Mindanao-Visayas grid connector on track for 2020 completion

By Victor V. Saulon – September 25, 2019 | 10:32 pm from Business World BW FILE PHOTO   PRIVATELY OWNED National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) expects to complete as scheduled next year the P52-billion project that will link […]
September 27, 2019

Quezon power plant gets nod to operate

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 26, 2019 at 09:10 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission issued San Buenaventura Power Ltd. a provisional authority to operate its power plant with 500 megawatts of baseload capacity in the Luzon […]