June 29, 2019

Power group seeks veto of solar firm’s franchise

By Janina C. Lim – June 27, 2019 – 9:56 pm from Business World THE Philippine Independent Power Producers Association, Inc. (PIPPA) asked President Rodrigo R. Duterte to veto a bill granting a renewable energy (RE) distribution franchise to Solar […]
June 14, 2019

SMC to tap SK firm on study for 1,200MW peaking plant project

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 13, 2019 from Manila Bulletin The power investment arm of San Miguel Corporation is eyeing to tap South Korean firm Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd. for an updated study on its planned 1,200-megawatt peaking power […]
April 10, 2019

No new power projects committed

Amid increase in demand   By Myrna M. Velasco – April 9, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Despite the string of yellow alerts or thinning power reserves straining Luzon grid to breaking point, the Department of Energy (DOE) has […]
February 19, 2019

RE investors bat for PH mini-grid law

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 18, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Instead of rupturing the exclusivity of franchise for power utilities to broaden the deployment of renewable energy (RE) technologies like solar, majority of the local and foreign […]