September 11, 2018

Three Negros biomass plants ready in 2019

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 09, 2018 at 07:15 pm from manilastandard.net Three biomass power plants of Negros Island Biomass Holdings Inc. with a combined capacity of 70 megawatts and costing around $160 million are expected to be […]
December 21, 2017

ERC asked to correct data on renewables

By Alena Mae S. Flores  – December 20, 2017 at 08:49 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure that accurate data are used in calculating the feed-in tariff allowance to lessen the burden […]
July 31, 2017

Investors seek ‘technology specific’ bid round for RE

By Myrna M. Velasco –  July 30, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Renewable energy (RE) investors are advancing proposals to government that the bid round to be undertaken within the ambit of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) be done on technology-specific […]
August 2, 2015

Solar Power’s Role in the Energy Mix and in Power Cost Reduction

by David Celestra Tan Consumers are bombarded by publicity touting the cost advantages of solar and the government is similarly bombarded by lobbying from industry groups for more subsidies for solar. It is easy for consumers to get confused on […]