February 17, 2017

DOE wants to take role on ECC issuance of energy projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 16, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin To prevent delay in projects, the Department of Energy (DOE) is intending to take on the role of issuing environmental compliance certificate (ECC) for such facility developments and […]
February 17, 2017

‘No need to amend Epira’

By Lenie Lectura – February 16, 2017 from Business Mirror Sixteen years since the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (Epira) was enacted into law, the Department of Energy (DOE) strongly believes that the law does not need to be […]
February 7, 2017

Sual plant suffers outage, but cloudy weather saves Luzon grid

by Myrna M. Velasco – February 6, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The 600-megawatt generating unit 1 of the Sual coal-fired power facility suffered forced outage early morning on Monday (February 6), but the system held without any declaration of […]
February 2, 2017

DOE, ERC eye WESM power price-cap adjustment amid Malampaya shutdown

By Lenie Lectura – February 1, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is currently evaluating if there is a need to adjust the price ceiling on power traded at the spot market. This, after the energy department raised the possibility […]