February 23, 2017

PEMC eyed as 3rd party CSP power contracting auctioneer

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 22, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), is being designated as the third party auctioneer in the competitive selection process (CSP) […]
February 21, 2017

P50-M budget for DOE’s one-stop shop project approval platform

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 20, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin An initial allocation of P50 million has been set for the proposed “Virtual One-Stop Shop” (VOSS) platform for power project approvals that shall be placed under the supervision […]
February 21, 2017

Viewpoint: Is it goodbye ‘FIT’… and will market forces prevail? (Solar’s FIT mess)

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 10, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin (Second Part) At this point when the failure of the feed-in-tariff (FIT) system is becoming evident, energy sector players and policymakers are now exploring “new business” models to […]
February 20, 2017

Basic Energy, Thai firm in RE venture

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 18, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Publicly listed Basic Energy Corporation (BEC) has firmed up a partnership deal with Thai firm Vintage Engineering Public Company Ltd. (VTE) for renewable energy (RE) ventures. The Filipino […]