March 6, 2018

Weak peso pulling up power project costs

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated March 5, 2018, 4:32 PM from Manila Bulletin The weakening of the Philippine peso against the US dollar has been pulling up investment costs to power plant projects, primarily for new or greenfield developments […]
March 3, 2018

NGCP seeks ROW protection to avoid power interruptions

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 2, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Protection of right-of-way (ROW) areas along transmission lines is being asked so power interruptions could be avoided especially when demand would peak during the summer months. Transmission […]
March 2, 2018

Robust GDP growth outpaces new power capacity additions

By Myrna M. Velasco – 01 March 2018 from Manila Bulletin Faster-than-anticipated growths in some segments of the economy, as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) have been outstripping capacity additions in the country’s electricity supply, according to the country’s […]
March 1, 2018

Meralco firming up more supply contracts with gas, RE plants

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 27, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is bulking up its power supply portfolio with new power supply agreements (PSAs) that it is currently advancing with gas-fired […]