August 11, 2018

MGen says in talks with ADB, WB to construct merchant power plants

By Victor V. Saulon – August 10, 2018 | 12:05 am from BusinessWorld MERALCO PowerGen Corp. (MGen) is in talks with multilateral lending agencies for a possible partnership in building merchant power plants to test the financing market that has […]
June 7, 2018

Solar PH targets 400-MW capacity by end-2018

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – June 7, 2018 from The Manila Times SOLAR Philippines Power Project Holdings, Inc. is targeting a capacity of 400 megawatts (MW) by the end of this year, its top official said on Wednesday. “[W]e’re looking […]
May 23, 2018

Independent director nominations swamp WESM governing body

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 22, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin At least 20 professionals and energy sector executives have been on the official roll of nominees in the fiercely contested independent board directorship for the governing body […]
December 27, 2017

ERC asked to probe ‘midnight dispatch’ of solar plants

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 26, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The solar plants logging capacity dispatch at “witching hours” or when the sun is apparently not up at midnight, is a serious matter that the Energy Regulatory Commission […]