July 14, 2018

Tawi-Tawi power plants now operating

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – July 14, 2018 from The Manila Times THREE power plants in Tawi-tawi province are now operating nonstop, state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) said on Friday. “We now have considerable power reserves in our power plants […]
July 7, 2018

ERC vows to reinforce power sector oversight

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – July 6, 2018 from The Manila Times THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) vowed on Thursday to strengthen its supervision of the Philippine power industry to serve its stakeholders better. In a statement, ERC Chairman and […]
July 2, 2018

New entity to handle electricity spot market

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – July 2, 2018 from The Manila Times A new independent entity created to operate the country’s energy spot market is targeting to take over operations of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) by next month. […]
June 29, 2018

Basic Energy to drill Mabini project by end-2018

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – June 29, 2018 from The Manila Times BASIC Energy Corp. is planning to conduct drilling activities in other parts of its Mabini Geothermal Project by the end of the year, its top official said. “We’re […]