January 30, 2021

WESM to launch Mindanao spot market by June

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 28, 2021 | 7:44 pm from Business World THE Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) said Thursday that it hopes to begin commercial operations in Mindanao by late June, while also launching […]
January 4, 2021

WESM Mindanao to start operations in Q2–IEMOP

By Lenie Lectura – January 4, 2021 from Business Mirror The Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao is finally pushing through within the second quarter of the year following the approval of a new price determination methodology (PDM) by […]
October 24, 2020

Coal still accounts for 54.6% of PH power mix

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 23, 2020, 5:30 AM from Manila Bulletin Clean energy sources will be ‘green with envy’ as coal fuel sustained its dominance in the country’s power generation mix last year with a share of 54.6 […]
October 15, 2020

IEMOP sees La Niña cutting Luzon’s power consumption

By Lenie Lectura – October 14, 2020 from Business Mirror La Niña could dampen electricity demand in Luzon throughout the year, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP). “Given the La Niña, there is a downtrend. […]