March 24, 2017

20 power generating plants seen on outage during summer months (Maintenance shutdowns)

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 23, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin At least 20 power generating facilities will be on combination of unplanned outage and scheduled maintenance shutdowns at the duration of summer months, according to a report drawn […]
March 24, 2017

DOE readies IMO transition team for WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 23, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin A transition team is being formed by the Department of Energy (DOE) to finally set to fruition the installation of a private Independent Market Operator (IMO) for the […]
March 21, 2017

ERC grants NGCP P5.5-B capex for 2017

by Myrna M. Velasco – March 20, 2017, 10:22 AM from Manila Bulletin Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) had been provisionally granted lean capital expenditures of P5.5 billion for this year, giving focus only on highly critical […]
March 14, 2017

Global solar cost steeply declining; good news to PH

by Myrna M. Velasco – March 13, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Houston, Texas – The global cost of solar technology on generation pricing perspective already tailed off steeply to $0.03 per kilowatt hour (kwh); and storage costs are also […]