December 22, 2017

Rules on renewables costly

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 21, 2017 at 07:20 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. warned that consumers would shoulder more than P100 billion annually by 2030 under the government’s mandate of a 35-percent renewable energy share in the […]
December 22, 2017

San Miguel offers Ilijan plant if Malampaya gas dries up

By Lenie Lectura – December 21, 2017 from Business Mirror   SOUTH Premiere Power Corp. (SPPC) may operate the 1,200-megawatt (MW) Ilijan combined-cycle power plant as a peaking facility when gas from Malampaya runs out. This was expressed by Ramon Ang, president […]
December 21, 2017

Meralco PowerGen eyes 150 MW wind project in Ilocos Norte

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 20, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The power generation arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is keenly looking at two wind power projects that could add up 300 megawatts (MW) capacity to its portfolio […]
December 21, 2017

ERC asked to correct data on renewables

By Alena Mae S. Flores  – December 20, 2017 at 08:49 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure that accurate data are used in calculating the feed-in tariff allowance to lessen the burden […]