October 13, 2016

Power sector to be on ‘oversupply mode’ for 5 years

by Myrna Velasco – October 12, 2016 from Manila Bulletin With private investors and banks flooding the restructured electricity sector with capital for some years already, the Philippine power sector is seen to be on a five-year overcapacity. These have been the […]
October 1, 2016

Reclassification of Salong-Calaca 230-kV transmission line OK’d

by Myrna Velasco – September 30, 2016 br>from Manila Bulletin The bid of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to re-classify the Salong-Calaca 230 kiloVolt (kV) line connection facility and the New Salong substation into “transmission facilities” has secured the […]
September 26, 2016

Agus, Pulangui expansions boost Mindanao RE capacity

by Myrna Velasco – September 25, 2016 from Manila Bulletin Mindanao is desperately exploring project development pathways that could reverse its carbon footprint-laden coal plant installations, hence, it is now looking at the planned Agus and Pulangui expansion projects for colossal addition […]
September 24, 2016

NGCP cuts frequency of electricity outages

by Myrna Velasco – September 23, 2016 from Manila Bulletin For the seventh straight year, the experienced forced outages of the National Grid Corporation of the Phillippes (NGCP) had been down and allowed it to even exceed performance targets. The company said […]