March 22, 2017

DOE closed 755 renewable-energy deals as of end-December last year

By Lenie Lectura – March 21, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded 755 renewable energy (RE) contracts,  with a total potential generating capacity of nearly 17,000 megawatts (MW), as of end-December last year. Of the total awarded RE […]
March 20, 2017

Global Power ready to build 670MW coal plant in Luzon

By Lenie Lectura – March 16, 2017 from Business Mirror GLOBAL Business Power (GBP) Corp. is eyeing to expand its energy portfolio with a plan to put up a 670-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Luzon. “Now that we have secured the base-load requirement […]
March 20, 2017

Coal plants to boost PHL power supply

By Lenie Lectura – March 19, 2017 from Business Mirror The Philippines is assured of 5,000 megawatts (MW) of new power-generation capacity between this year and 2020, with coal power plants still dominating the power mix. In the 2017-2020 list […]
March 15, 2017

NGCP, SN Aboitiz seek ERC nod on new AS procurement

By Lenie Lectura – March 14, 2017 from Business Mirror The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) and SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet Inc. (SNAP-BI) are asking the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to grant them a provisional authority to implement their ancillary services procurement […]