September 18, 2018

Energy endorses large coal, wind projects

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 16, 2018 at 07:40 pm from Business Mirror The Energy Department declared a 1,200-megawatt coal plant and a 151.2-MW wind facility as projects of national significance. The two projects brought to four the […]
September 17, 2018

DOE certifies 2 more power projects as ‘nationally significant’

By Lenie Lectura – September 17, 2018 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) has certified two more power projects as “Project of National Significance” under Executive Order (EO) 30. On September 11 the agency approved the application of Atimonan One […]
September 13, 2018

Meralco unit warns of tight power supply

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 11, 2018 at 07:10 pm from manilastandard.net Meralco PowerGen Corp. warned of a possible tight power supply by 2024. Meralco PowerGen senior vice president Chrysogonus Herrera said, “without new builds, supply tightens by […]
August 23, 2018

Construction of SBPL coal plant is 90% complete

By Lenie Lectura – August 22, 2018 from Business Mirror THE construction of the country’s first coal-fired power plant to use supercritical technology is 90-percent complete. “SBPL (San Buenaventura Power Ltd.) is on its 31st month of EPC (engineering, procurement […]