October 24, 2017

DOE now open to proposals for coal contracts

By  Lenie Lectura – October 23, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) is now accepting proposals for the exploration, development and production of the country’s indigenous coal resources through coal-operating contracts (COCs) with contractors. DOE Circular 2017-09-10 states that the […]
October 24, 2017

AC Energy’s Indonesia wind farm to go live early-2018

By Lenie Lectura – October 23, 2017 from Business Mirror INDONESIA’S first wind farm being undertaken by AC Energy Inc. and partner is nearing completion, with commercial operations expected to happen early next year. “Indonesia’s first utility-scale wind farm’s construction stays on track, […]
October 23, 2017

Luzon grid saved from rotating brownouts (From ‘red’ alert to yellow)

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 20, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Following alarm bells raised by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on probability of rotating brownouts, Luzon grid was still saved later in the day of […]
October 23, 2017

Unpaid FIT to renewable firms piling up—TransCo

by Alena Mae S. Flores – October 20, 2017 at 07:01 pm  from manilastandard.net State-run National Transmission Corp. has asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to act on its pending applications, saying the renewable energy payment backlog is expected to reach P8 billion by the […]