October 14, 2016

FIT-All of P0.24/kWh to hit consumers harder

by Myrna Velasco – October 13, 2016 from Manila Bulletin The price of so-called clean energy is going to hit harder on Filipino consumers with the targeted application of up to P0.24 per kilowatt-hour (kWh)feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) by fund administrator National Transmission […]
October 13, 2016

ERC approves 3rd party power provider in Palawan

by Myrna Velasco – October 12, 2016 from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has formally approved the entry of qualified third party (QTP) power provider for the residents of Barangay Cabayugan in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. This then enabled the […]
October 13, 2016

Power sector to be on ‘oversupply mode’ for 5 years

by Myrna Velasco – October 12, 2016 from Manila Bulletin With private investors and banks flooding the restructured electricity sector with capital for some years already, the Philippine power sector is seen to be on a five-year overcapacity. These have been the […]
October 1, 2016

Reclassification of Salong-Calaca 230-kV transmission line OK’d

by Myrna Velasco – September 30, 2016 br>from Manila Bulletin The bid of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to re-classify the Salong-Calaca 230 kiloVolt (kV) line connection facility and the New Salong substation into “transmission facilities” has secured the […]