July 16, 2021

PEMC tightens compliance monitoring in 5-minute WESM dispatch

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 16, 2021, 8:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), which is the governance body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), has tightened its monitoring systems on the outcomes as […]
July 14, 2021

DOE seeks investor-challengers in coal contracts

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 13, 2021, 2:27 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is scouting for investor-challengers in at least two coal operating contracts (COCs) that it tendered for specified blocks in Visayas and Mindanao. […]
July 13, 2021

WESM eases prudential guarantee, dispatch requirements for Mindanao grid

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 12, 2021, 2:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) is temporarily enforcing ‘relaxed rules’ – for at least three months, on the prudential requirement (PR) as well […]
July 12, 2021

DOE eyes 13 MTPA capacity in LNG terminals

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 12, 2021, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is targeting 13 million metric tons per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity that will be imported into the country […]