October 25, 2017

WESM operator asks regulator to OK budget

By Lenie Lectura – October 24, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) is asking the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to approve its 2018 proposed budget of P822.20 million. Of the proposed amount, the operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot […]
October 25, 2017

DOE sets penalty versus power facilities’ outages

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 24, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Forced outages in power plants and tripping of transmission lines will soon be enforced with penalties based on the ‘causers pay principle’ being thought out by the Department […]
October 25, 2017

ABB reinforces operations efficiency of Quezon power plant

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 24, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With its “Ability Symphony Plus” training simulator digital solution, European firm ABB will be reinforcing the operational efficiencies of the 460-megawatt Quezon power plant sited in Mauban town […]
October 24, 2017

Singson expects ‘different challenges’ at Meralco PowerGen

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 21, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With regulatory-snagged approvals of power supply agreements (PSAs) on projects, incoming Meralco PowerGen Corporation President Rogelio L. Singson indicated that he is expecting “different challenges” at his next […]