November 10, 2017

Pagbilao gas-fired plant builder gets ERC approval

By Lenie Lectura – November 9, 2017 from Business Mirror ENERGY World Power Operations Philippines Inc. (Ewpopi), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy World Corp. Ltd., has secured the go-ahead of the regulators to develop a transmission facility that will connect its […]
October 17, 2017

URC transmission project given green light by ERC

By Lenie Lectura – October 16, 2017 from Business Mirror GOKONGWEI-led Universal Robina Corp. (URC) has secured approval from regulators for its transmission facility in the Visayas region. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced it approved URC’s application to build a point-to-point (P2P) […]
October 17, 2017

WB keen on P52-b power grid project

by Alena Mae S. Flores – October 16, 2017 at 08:01 pm from manilastandard.net State-run National Transmission Corp. said Monday it is in “serious talks” with the World Bank to finance the P52-billion Visayas-Mindanao interconnection project. TransCo president Melvin Matibag said the World Bank […]
October 10, 2017

Power rates slightly rise in October as oil firms cut fuel pump price

By Lenie Lectura – October 9, 2017 from Business Mirror Electricity prices are on the rise this month, while fuel pump prices will be reduced after two straight weeks of upward adjustments.The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said on Monday it will implement […]