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 […]
January 20, 2018

DOE orders scrutiny of coal contracts of power generators

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 19, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) indicated that it intends to scrutinize the coal contracts of power producers and establish if there are provisions mandating pass on of […]
January 18, 2018

NGCP confirms transmission rate hike in February billing

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 17, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Transmission service provider National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has confirmed the rate hike on its wheeling charge in the February billing of consumers, mainly arising […]
January 11, 2018

TRAIN to hike power transmission charges

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 10, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The re-imposition of 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on the wheeling charge of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) under the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion […]