June 28, 2019

PH GenCos worried over rate hike due to shipping’s fuel shift

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 27, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin BALI, Indonesia – Power generation companies are worried that the shift of shipping vessels to low sulfur-content marine fuel could hike freight costs that will in turn […]
June 15, 2019

GenCos bat for perks, regulatory framework for battery storage

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 14, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With massive scale penetration of renewable energy (RE) facilities in the country’s power system starting next year, the generation companies (GenCos) are batting for incentive mechanism as […]
June 13, 2019

Gencos, DUs told to set up trust accounts for electrification fund

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 12, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is mandating the establishment of separate trust accounts by the generation companies (Gencos) and distribution utilities (DUs) on the electrification fund that […]
June 12, 2019

DOE, PCC in tie-up to probe brownout mess, collusion raps

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 11, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The ‘messy’ affair of the power sector in this year’s summer months had prompted the Department of Energy (DOE) and Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to “break bread” […]