June 21, 2019

DOE to scrap off-grid subsidies for commercial, industrial users

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 20, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is advancing policy steps on the removal of subsidies for commercial and industrial end-users operating in island-grids; and will just confine the […]
June 21, 2019

Brownouts torment Luzon grid anew – NGCP

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 20, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With de-rated hydro power generation and several plants still on forced outages, parts of Luzon grid had been distressed anew with brownouts. System operator National Grid Corporation […]
June 20, 2019

Luzon grid on yellow, red alerts – NGCP

By MB Online – June 19, 2019, 11:10 AM from Manila Bulletin The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has announced that the Luzon grid is under yellow and red alerts today. (ngcp.ph / MANILA BULLETIN)   In a […]
June 17, 2019

Investors see ‘uncertainties’ in new power investments

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 16, 2019 from Manila Bulletin Spooked by the recent judicial intervention on the industry’s competitive selection process (CSP) on supply contracting, power investors are seeing some “uncertainties” when it comes to injecting fresh capital […]