April 10, 2017

RE share in PH energy mix tops 31% level

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 8, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The share of renewable energy (RE) in the country’s power mix already reached as high 31.4-percent on combination of emerging and conventional technologies, according to Energy Secretary Alfonso […]
April 8, 2017

Napocor powers Limasawa Island

By  Lenie Lectura – April 5, 2017 from Manila Bulletin THE National Power Corp. (Napocor) will soon deploy a new 300-kilowatt (kW) generating set this year, and two more 300-kW gensets next year in its Limasawa diesel power plant (DPP). The state […]
April 6, 2017

Renewables seen providing 23% of PH energy supply

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 4, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin If the renewable energy (RE) potential of the country would be fully harnessed, this can provide up to 23 percent of the country’s energy supply, according to the […]
April 6, 2017

WESM-Mindanao still tangled with ‘market operation’ concerns

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 4, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The proposed establishment of Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao is still tangled with somewhat “difficult to understand and resolve” as well as wobbly “market operation” concerns, […]