February 17, 2017

‘No need to amend Epira’

By Lenie Lectura – February 16, 2017 from Business Mirror Sixteen years since the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (Epira) was enacted into law, the Department of Energy (DOE) strongly believes that the law does not need to be […]
February 16, 2017

DOE sees rising power demand for Mindanao from 2021 to 2030

By Lenie Lectura – February 15, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday said Mindanao would need a total of 3,650 megawatts (MW) of additional power-generating capacity by 2021 to 2030. Based on the agency’s latest data […]
February 15, 2017

NGCP justifies recent P0.15/kWh power-transmission charge hike

By Lenie Lectura – February 14, 2017 from Business Mirror The National Grid Corp. (NGCP) on Tuesday shed light to the P0.15-per-kilowatt- hour (kWh) increase in transmission charge collected by the Manila Electric Co.  (Meralco) from its customers in their March […]
February 15, 2017

GBPC wants government to issue investment guide for power-plant operators, owners

By Lenie Lectura – February 14, 2017 from Business Mirror GLOBAL Business Power Corp. (GBPC) urged the government to issue a more defined policy that will guide power-plant operators and owners regarding their investment plans in the years to come. “We […]