October 17, 2017

WB keen on P52-b power grid project

by Alena Mae S. Flores – October 16, 2017 at 08:01 pm from manilastandard.net State-run National Transmission Corp. said Monday it is in “serious talks” with the World Bank to finance the P52-billion Visayas-Mindanao interconnection project. TransCo president Melvin Matibag said the World Bank […]
September 8, 2017

Cusi to ERC: Bare clear-cut bidding rules on P52-billion VisMin power grid project

By Lenie Lectura – September 7, 2017  from Business Mirror Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi on Thursday said he wants the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to issue clear-cut guidelines on the bidding rules involving a multibillion grid interconnection project. “I asked ERC […]
September 5, 2017

Transco seeks increase in FiT allowance for 2018

By Lenie Lectura – September 4, 2017 from Business Mirror THE National Transmission Corp. (Transco) has filed an application seeking to increase the feed-in-tariff allowance (FiT-All) for 2018 to 29.32 centavos per kilowatt-hour. FiT is a form of incentives for renewable-energy (RE) […]
August 29, 2017

Transco renews bid to tap Malampaya Fund to finance P60-billion power projects

By Lenie Lectura – August 28, 2017 from Business Mirror The National Transmission Corp. (Transco) is proposing to tap the Malampaya Fund to undertake a number of transmission-line projects amounting to over P60 billion. Transco President Melvin Matibag cited the […]