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 […]
February 7, 2018

Over P0.90/kWh hike in power rates expected this February

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 6, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The curse of cost impact from the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) of the Duterte administration will extend into the consumers’ electric bills this […]
January 26, 2018

Meralco unfazed by shutdown of Luzon power plants in Feb

By Lenie Lectura – January 25, 2018 from Business Mirror SOME of the power plants that have existing power supply agreements (PSAs) with Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest power distributor, will go on a scheduled shutdown next month. The […]
January 21, 2018

NGCP kicks off pre-qualification for contractors of P52-billion VMIP

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 20, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has already kicked off prequalification process on specialty contractors for its P51.696-billion Visayas-Mindanao Interconnection Project or VMIP. According […]