October 1, 2018

Panay Electric taps top lawyer in franchise issue

By Manila Standard Business September 30, 2018 at 07:40 pm The lawyer-husband of presidential daughter and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has weighed in on the tug-of-war between two companies over the electric distribution franchise in Iloilo City. Lawyer Manases […]
September 30, 2018

Lawyers fear PECO may be deprived of power assets

By Manila Standard Business September 29, 2018 at 08:00 pm Lawyers of Panay Electric Co. disclosed an alleged plan to deprive the Iloilo City-based company of its power distribution facility through congressional expropriation of a private property. In a letter […]
September 29, 2018

PCCI wants government to subsidize power to be competitive

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 28, 2018 at 09:25 pm from manilastandard.net The energy committee of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants the government to look at the possibility of subsidizing power rates like in some […]
September 28, 2018

Aboitiz Power buys Ayala’s coal projects for $579.2m

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 27, 2018 at 08:45 pm from manilastandard.net Aboitiz Power Corp. acquired a 49-percent voting interest and 60-percent economic stake in AA Thermal Inc., Ayala Group’s thermal or coal asset platform in the country, […]