May 15, 2017

NGCP wants ‘settlement’ of ROW acquisitions at end of concession

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 14, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Private concessionaire National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has communicated to government that it will just agree to account its project right-of-way (ROW) acquisitions by the end […]
May 15, 2017

NGCP says ‘new technology’ eyed in Vis-Min grid link-up

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 8, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Concessionaire-firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) indicated that it will be deploying new technology in the planned Visayas-Mindanao Interconnection Project (VMIP), hence, the swell on […]
February 21, 2017

Viewpoint: Is it goodbye ‘FIT’… and will market forces prevail? (Solar’s FIT mess)

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 10, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin (Second Part) At this point when the failure of the feed-in-tariff (FIT) system is becoming evident, energy sector players and policymakers are now exploring “new business” models to […]
February 17, 2017

TransCo wants inventory of ROW acquisitions for transmission projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 16, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Facility owner National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) is requiring concessionaire National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to submit inventory of all right-of-way (ROW) acquisitions linked to implementation of […]