February 18, 2020

WESM Mindanao still faces major challenges

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – Updated February 17, 2020, 1:13 PM from Manila Bulletin The establishment of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao is still enmeshed with challenges, primarily the swelling indebtedness of some electric cooperatives (ECs) and […]
February 18, 2020

ERC rejects FIT-anchored RE pricing

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – Updated February 17, 2020, 11:05 AM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has thumbed down proposals to anchor “green energy pricing” for new renewable energy (RE) projects to the degressed feed-in-tariff (FIT), with […]
February 18, 2020

3 bidders eyeing Malaya plant sale

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 17, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is counting on the interest of three prospective bidders on its target to eventually divest the 650-megawatt Malaya […]
February 17, 2020

Vivant inks power supply with coop

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 15, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The energy investment arm of Garcia-led Vivant Corporation has inked a 15-year power supply agreement with Bantayan Island Electric Cooperative (BANELCO), engaging the former to supply 15 […]