January 19, 2021

PSALM secures P202-M prepayment from Sorsogon electric cooperative

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 19, 2021, 8:00 AM from Manila Bulletin State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has cornered prepayment of P202.106 million from Sorsogon I Electric Cooperative (SORECO I), as part of the restructuring […]
January 18, 2021

DOE keeps new coal capacity target

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 18, 2021, 6:30 AM from Manila Bulletin The country’s love affair with coal technology is far from over, as the current official project list of the Department of Energy (DOE) still casts 11,289 megawatts […]
January 18, 2021

ERC still firming up ‘price ceiling’ for RE auction under RPS

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 18, 2021, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is still firming up the pricing formula for the targeted ‘tariff ceiling’ that shall be instituted for the 2,000 megawatts of renewable […]
January 16, 2021

DOE moves to avert ‘summer brownouts’

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 15, 2021, 2:43 PM from Manila Bulletin With plant shutdowns bringing power grids to breaking points again, the Department of Energy (DOE) nudged power plant owners to re-align their maintenance activities to avoid brownouts […]