August 22, 2022

DOE sets ‘competitive challenge’ for Mindanao coal contracts

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 21, 2022, 8:30 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has scheduled a 60-day “competitive challenge” for coal operating contracts (COCs) originally applied for by Vintage-21 Coal Mining Corporation covering coal blocks […]
August 22, 2022

Razon group forms retail power marketing unit

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 21, 2022, 8:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Prime Infrastructure, the energy investment arm of the Razon group, will be joining the growing retail electricity suppliers (RES) catering to the power needs of contestable customers, […]
August 19, 2022

ACEN secures AU$100-M green loan for Aussie projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 18, 2022, 4:54 PM from Manila Bulletin Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has secured 100 million Australian dollars (roughly $69 million in US dollars) green loan from the DBS Bank of Australia to partly bankroll its […]
August 19, 2022

Legal issues hound IEMOP as WESM operator — PEMC

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 18, 2022, 3:48 PM from Manila Bulletin The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), the governance body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), said legal questions still hound the claim of Independent Electricity Market […]