July 16, 2019

Meralco solicits bids in 2nd competitive selection round

By Lenie Lectura – July 16, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is again soliciting bids for its power requirements, another 1,200 megawatts (MW) of capacity, via a Competitive Selection Process (CSP). This is Meralco’s second published […]
July 12, 2019

Win: Minpocor creation may be in breach of Epira, needs review

By Lenie Lectura – July 12, 2019 from Business Mirror THE proposed creation of the Mindanao Power Corp. (Minpocor) must undergo an extensive review because the law prohibits the government from owning a power plant, Senate Energy Committee Chairman Sherwin […]
July 11, 2019

Semirara to DOE: Lift cease and desist order vs coal trading

By Lenie Lectura – July 11, 2019 from Business Mirror SEMIRARA Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) has asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to lift the cease-and-desist order (CDO) imposed on its coal trading operations. The DOE said SMPC violated […]
July 10, 2019

ERC clarifies allowed modes of public offering

By Lenie Lectura – July 10, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has moved to address concerns raised by a group of power generation companies (gencos) on the allowed modes of public offering. Under the Electric Power […]