November 1, 2021

ERC fines more power firms for breaching outage limit

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 31, 2021 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has imposed penalties against two more power firms for exceeding the number of unplanned outage days for their hydroelectric power facilities. CBK Power Co. Ltd. […]
October 28, 2021

DOE issues rules on contracting AS

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 27, 2021 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday released a circular that establishes the competitive bidding process for the procurement of reserve power by the country’s system operator (SO). Signed last […]
October 15, 2021

Meralco bid to exempt deals from CSP rejected

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 14, 2021 from Business Mirror Power lines run beside a sign of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) branch in Manila in this Bloomberg file photo.   The Department of Energy (DOE) has denied the request […]
October 13, 2021

Synergy Grid secures SEC approval for follow-on offer

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 12, 2021 from Business Mirror   Synergy Grid & Development Phils. Inc. (SGP), which indirectly owns a majority stake in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), received the go-ahead of the Securities and […]