June 1, 2018

US$976-M plant adds 420 MW to Luzon grid

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 31, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Pagbilao, Quezon – Luzon grid gained another 420-megawatt (MW) capacity of supply shoring up with the commercial commissioning of the US$976-million Pagbilao-3 coal-fired power project of the […]
May 31, 2018

Local firm submits ‘lowest bid’ for Malaya plant’s O&M contract

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated May 30, 2018, 10:29 PM from Manila Bulletin Local firm Mindoro Grid Corporation has submitted the lowest bid of P227.040 million in the one-year Operation and Maintenance Service Contract (OMSC) that state-run Power Sector […]
May 28, 2018

DOE pushing for modified electricity bill format

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 27, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is pushing for further itemization of cost components in electric bills – primarily those touching on bill deposits and interest charges; as […]
May 26, 2018

Gov’t agencies prodded on 30-day energy projects’ approval

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 25, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With the full enforcement of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 30, government agencies – including local government units (LGUs) – are required to formally flesh out […]