May 3, 2018

DOE lists substations suitable to take in new power plant capacity

By Victor V. Saulon – 29 April 2018 From Business World THE Department of Energy (DoE) has listed 14 areas with newly built substations to guide would-be power plant developers hoping to connect to the transmission system. “These recommended connection […]
March 3, 2018

NGCP seeks ROW protection to avoid power interruptions

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 2, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Protection of right-of-way (ROW) areas along transmission lines is being asked so power interruptions could be avoided especially when demand would peak during the summer months. Transmission […]
February 24, 2018

NGCP’s Vis-Min link among them DOE evaluating 10 projects for streamlined processing

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated February 23, 2018, 5:55 PM from Manila Bulletin Transmission firm-concessionaire National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has formally filed an application with the Department of Energy (DOE) on getting its P52-billion Visayas-Mindanao Interconnection […]
February 24, 2018

Energy World to kick off PH LNG terminal, plans another one

By Manolo Serapio Jr. – February 21, 2018, 12:29 PM (Reuters) from Manila Bulletin Australia-listed Energy World Corp. (EWC) expects to start up a gas-fired power plant in the Philippines by end-2018, its chief executive said, fed by the country’s […]