July 2, 2021

AboitizPower planning floating solar project

By Jordeene B. Lagare – July 2, 2021 from The Manila Times A subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp. is close to completing a study to determine the viability of developing a floating solar power project. AboitizPower President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Rubio said […]
June 28, 2021

PEMC told to defer surplus collection

By Jordeene B. Lagare – June 25, 2021 from The Manila Times The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ordered the Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) to postpone the collection of the net settlement surplus (NSS) from distribution utilities and electric cooperatives. […]
June 25, 2021

Melchor Ridulme named NAPOCOR OIC

By Jordeene B. Lagare – June 24, 2021 from The Manila Times THE National Power Corp. (Napocor) has appointed Melchor Paz Ridulme as officer-in-charge (OIC) following the demise of Napocor President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pio Benavidez. Ridulme, Napocor’s […]
June 8, 2021

Solar power pushed as solution to outages

By Jordeene B. Lagare – June 8, 2021 from The Manila Times Solar power plants can augment the country’s power supply, especially during times when demand for electricity is at its highest. In a virtual briefing, Institute for Climate and […]