March 9, 2017

Government resets Malaya thermal plant bidding to March 30

By Lenie Lectura – March 8, 2017 from Business Mirror THE government has rescheduled the bidding for the 650-megawatt (MW) Malaya thermal-power plant mainly due to a new requirement that is seriously being considered to be included in the terms of reference. Originally, […]
March 9, 2017

Industry source: Meralco generation charge for March may amount to P4.90 per kWh

By Lenie Lectura – March 8, 2017 from Business Mirror Generation charge of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for this month could amount to P4.90 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), higher than the previous month’s P4.32-per-kWh generation charge. The amount already includes the P0.22-per-kWh adjustment in […]
March 8, 2017

ERC cuts FiT rates for hydro and biomass projects

By Lenie Lectura – March 7, 2017 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has lowered the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) rates for hydro and biomass power projects that are scheduled for commercial operations this year. In a two-page resolution signed by the ERC […]
March 6, 2017

Transco thumbs down NGCP’s prepayment of concession cost

By Lenie Lectura – March 5, 2017 from Business Mirror THE National Transmission Corp. (Transco) is opposed to the prepayment scheme of the concession fee (CF) made by the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities […]