August 18, 2017

NGCP was instrumental in WESM launch in Mindanao

By Lenie Lectura – August 17, 2017 from Business MIrror THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said on Thursday it was instrumental in the successful launch of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao. “NGCP’s biggest and most crucial […]
August 2, 2017

WESM doing wonders for power sector

By Lenie Lectura – August 2, 2017 from Business Mirror ELEVEN years since it was launched in Luzon and seven years after in the Visayas, the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) has promoted competition and transparency—and has continued to multiply investors—in the power […]
July 21, 2017

Plant shutdowns to cut Luzon grid’s July-September power supply by 2,000 MW

By Lenie Lectura – July 20, 2017 from Business Mirror ABOUT 2,650 megawatts (MW) of power-generating capacity will be shaved off from the Luzon grid in the July-to-September period, owing to a number of power plants that are scheduled to go offline. The […]
July 20, 2017

DOE’s ‘Causers Pay Policy Program’ to start within the year

By Lenie Lectura – July 19, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) will no longer allow “negligent and incompetent” power-industry players to pass on to consumers the additional costs incurred in sourcing higher priced electricity when a power outage occurs. […]