October 29, 2016

890 MW of solar to push FIT-All rate to P0.27/kwh

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 27, 2016, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The country’s “overbuild” of solar farms will correspondingly punish Filipino consumers’ pockets with feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) inflating to as high as R0.27 per kilowatt hour (kwh). That had […]
October 26, 2016

Mindanao’s base load power investments on halt for 7-10 years

by Myrna Velasco – October 25, 2016 from Manila Bulletin Investments for base load power plants in Mindanao will be on standstill for the next 7-10 years given the overcapacity situation that the grid will be putting up with in […]
October 25, 2016

Former DOE chief offers his view on ‘energy mix economics’

by Myrna Velasco – October 24, 2016 from Manila Bulletin To get discussions moving to the next level on the proposed energy mix for the country, former Energy Secretary and PHINMA Energy President Francisco L. Viray offered insights on what metrics the […]
October 22, 2016

ERC to extend deadline on supply talks

by Myrna Velasco – October 21, 2016 from Manila Bulletin With some delays in implementation due to legal hurdles, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) indicated that it is keen on extending the deadline for contestable customers to negotiate supply deals with retail […]