April 16, 2021

US firms urged to invest in geothermal projects

By Jordeene B. Lagare – April 16, 2021 from The Manila Times The Philippines is inviting companies in the United States to invest in the development of geothermal projects in the country. “It is unfortunate that the US seems to […]
April 9, 2021

Power spot market prices up due to higher demand

By Jordeene B. Lagare – April 9, 2021 from The Manila Times The outage of power plants and higher electricity demand inched up prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines, Inc. […]
April 8, 2021

Bid deadline for Malaya plant moved

By Jordeene B. Lagare – April 7, 2021 from The Manila Times THE Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (Psalm) has moved the bid submission deadline for the sale of the 650-megawatt Malaya Thermal Power Plant. In a statement […]
April 3, 2021

Some power co-ops suspend disconnections

By Jordeene B. Lagare – April 2, 2021 from The Manila Times Some electric cooperatives (ECs) have suspended disconnection services within their respective coverage areas in consideration of customers amid the pandemic, the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc. (Philreca) […]