September 7, 2024

DOE to allow 50% RE replacement power for GEOP within 3-year transition period

BY Myrna M. Velasco – Sep 6, 2024 01:56 PM from Manila Bulletin At a glance The DOE is also expected to relax the capacity threshold to a level below 100 kilowatts (kW) – primarily for end-users that are within […]
September 4, 2024

ERC reaffirms rule on immediate implementation of EPSAs with provisional approval

BY Myrna M. Velasco – Sep 3, 2024 03:35 PM from Manila Bulletin At a glance Distribution utilities would often resort to emergency PSAs if there is sudden surge in their demand that are not covered in their existing PSAs […]
August 30, 2024

Energy storage integration in RE capacity auction to hike bid rates by P5-P6/kWh

LNG capacity tendering will be treated as ancillary services By Myrna M. Velasco – Aug 29, 2024 12:03 PM from Manila Bulletin At a glance The parallel auction for liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity in GEA-4 shall be for ancillary […]
August 27, 2024

First Gen eyeing income boost this year with add’l revenues from geothermal assets

BY Myrna M. Velasco – Aug 26, 2024 02:11 PM from Manila Bulletin At a glance The latest project of its subsidiary Energy Development Corporation (EDC) that reached commercial operations in July had been its 28.9MW Palayan binary geothermal facility […]