December 1, 2016

Desco gets 80% in Iriga geothermal service bloc

by Alena Mae S. Flores – November 30, 2016 from Manila Standard Today The Energy Department approved the transfer of an 80-percent stake in Iriga geothermal service contract from Basic Energy Corp. to local company Desco Inc. “Yes, it’s already approved,” said Arnel […]
November 25, 2016

2 solar projects may lose guaranteed rates

by Alena Mae S. Flores – November 24, 2016 at 07:55 pm from Manila Standard Today The Energy Regulatory Commission wants to remove the guaranteed power rates awarded to two solar power projects, documents show. A report by ERC to Energy Secretary Alfonso […]
November 24, 2016

Power cost seen rising next year

by Alena Mae S. Flores – November 23, 2016 at 07:57 pm from Manila Standard Today Consumers will pay for higher power rates next year, or once the Energy Regulatory Commission approves the “close to P0.23 per kilowatt-hour” feed-in tariff application of National […]
November 17, 2016

Explain outages, Cusi orders producers

by Alena Mae S. Flores – November 17, 2016 at 12:01 am from Manila Standard Today THE Energy Department on Wednesday ordered the power producers and other stakeholders to explain the cause of the tripping of eight power plants that caused the brownouts […]