October 14, 2019

SBPL’s 500 MW coal-fired plant to switch on Tuesday

By Lenie Lectura -October 14, 2019 from Business Mirror SAN Buenaventura Power Ltd. (SBPL) will “switch on” its 500-megawatt (MW) supercritical coal-fired power plant in Mauban, Quezon, on Tuesday, injecting the much additional capacity needed in the Luzon grid. SBPL, […]
October 14, 2019

Napocor seeks ERC’s approval to collect P18.5-B UCME in 2020

By Lenie Lectura -October 14, 2019 from Business Mirror THE National Power Corp. (Napocor) is seeking regulators’ approval for the issuance of a provisional authority (PA) to collect from consumers P18.46 billion in basic universal charge for missionary electrification for […]
October 13, 2019

NEA accelerates deployment of solar PV

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 12, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Government-run National Electrification Agency (NEA) is accelerating the deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies for the energization of off-grid and far-flung areas nationwide. As disclosed, the agency […]
October 12, 2019

DOE urged to be ‘more transparent’ on Russia deal

By Myrna M.Velasco – October 11, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Amid new reports of a deal with Russia on prospective deployment of modular nuclear reactors, the Senate has prodded the Department of Energy (DOE) to be more transparent […]