February 9, 2017

Meralco expects big rate hike

by Alena Mae S. Flores – February 08, 2017 at 10:04 pm from Manila Standard Today Power consumers can expect a “significant increase” in generation charges this month from an all-time low in January, because of the maintenance shutdown of several plants and […]
February 8, 2017

NGCP assures power-supply sufficiency for Luzon grid amid Sual plant shutdown

By  Lenie Lectura – February 7, 2017 from Business Mirror The Luzon grid was spared from power-outage incidents amid the sudden shutdown of the 1,294-megawatt (MW) Sual power plant in Pangasinan, the largest coal-fired power plant in the Philippines. The National Grid […]
February 7, 2017

Power sector mulling over possible privatization of Agus-Pulangi plants

By Lenie Lectura – February 6, 2017 from Business Mirror THE power sector is weighing options on how best to proceed with the privatization of the hydroelectric power plants that are part of the Agus and Pulangi power-plant complexes. The Agus complex has 728 […]
February 2, 2017

NGCP study shows feasibility of VisMin grid interconnection

By Lenie Lectura – February 1, 2017 from Business Mirror THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) on Wednesday released the results of a study that will interconnect the Visayas and Mindanao grids. “The NGCP is pleased to report we already finished the hydrographic […]