March 4, 2022

Meralco sees power sales growing by 6% this year

BY LENIE LECTURA – MARCH 3, 2022 from Business Mirror THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is expecting to register over a 6-percent increase in electricity sales volume this year as restrictions eased under Alert Level 1. “Six percent is achievable […]
March 3, 2022

‘PHL needs other energy sources’

BY LENIE LECTURA – MARCH 2, 2022 from Business Mirror File photo shows one of EDC’s 12 integrated geothermal power stations. The Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC), the governing body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), stressed the need […]
March 2, 2022

Solar firms eye Meralco supply deal

BY LENIE LECTURA – MARCH 1, 2022 from Business Mirror SunAsia Energy Inc. has formed a consortium of solar power developers to challenge Terra Solar’s unsolicited bid to supply 850 megawatts (MW) of mid-merit renewable energy to the Manila Electric […]
March 2, 2022

SMPC profit leaps on coal price rally

BY LENIE LECTURA – FEBRUARY 28, 2022 from Business Mirror Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) posted its highest-ever net income last year. It ended 2021 with a net income of P16.2 billion, a 393-percent leap from the previous […]