June 14, 2017

GE sees PHL saving P10 billion in power cost in 25 years

By  Lenie Lectura – June 12, 2017  from Business Mirror OFFICIALS of American giant GE said last week the Philippines could potentially achieve $10 billion (P495.45 billion) in savings over a 25-year power-plant life cycle and an estimated 16 million tons in […]
May 15, 2017

ERC hit for inaction on feed-in tariff payments

by Alena Mae S. Flores – May 12, 2017 at 09:28 pm from Manila Standard Today Senator Sherwin Gatchalian slammed the Energy Regulatory Commission for its “regulatory inaction” that has resulted in a P6.6-billion backlog payment to renewable energy developers in the form […]
May 2, 2017

DOE backs Visayas-Mindanao grid connection project at govt’s expense

By  Lenie Lectura – May 1, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) has backed a proposal of the National Transmission Corp. (Transco) for the government to undertake a multibillion-peso Visayas-Mindanao grid connection project. “I agree. It should be the […]
March 6, 2017

Transco thumbs down NGCP’s prepayment of concession cost

By Lenie Lectura – March 5, 2017 from Business Mirror THE National Transmission Corp. (Transco) is opposed to the prepayment scheme of the concession fee (CF) made by the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities […]