April 3, 2023

SMC to reopen 1,200-MW Ilijan power plant using LNG

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 2, 2023, 6:20 pm from manilastandard.net Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. said over the weekend it will re-start the operations of its 1,200-megawatt Ilijan natural gas power plant next month after the commissioning of […]
March 25, 2023

First Gen’s reported 5% increase in recurring income to P265m in 2022

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 24, 2023, 7:40 pm from manilastandard.net First Gen Corp., the Lopez Group‘s clean and renewable energy provider, said Friday its recurring net income went up 5 percent in 2022 to $265 million (P14.3 […]
March 23, 2023

First Gen Hydro to use part of Pantabangan watershed

BY LENIE LECTURA – MARCH 22, 2023 from Business Mirror FIRST Gen Hydro Power Corp. (FGHPC) will utilize a 36-hectare portion of the 84,000-hectare Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve for its 120-megawatt (MW) Aya pumped-storage hydroelectric power project. The subsidiary of […]
March 18, 2023

ERC weighs rate hike impact of expiring Malampaya contracts

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Mar 17, 2023 1:53 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) indicated that it will be studying the probable rate hikes or cost impact that consumers will have to brace for; once all […]