July 22, 2019

TransCo to seek higher FIT-All for RE subsidy

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 21, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Fund administrator National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) will file for slight upward adjustment in the feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All), the rate component being collected from consumers as their out-of-pocket […]
July 20, 2019

GenCos urged to offer ‘least cost’ in Meralco supply tendering

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 19, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With several power supply agreements (PSAs) expiring this year, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is soliciting PSA tenders for aggregate capacity of 2,900 megawatts both […]
July 19, 2019

ERC prescribes adjusted market share limits for GenCos

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 18, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has prescribed adjusted limits of power capacity that generation companies (GenCos) can own or have control on the dispatch or market share […]
July 17, 2019

Rising feedstock costs may force shutdown of bioethanol plants

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 16, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The skyrocketing costs of feedstock for bioethanol production may force domestic producers to shutdown operations – especially if government measures to remedy the situation won’t come quick […]