October 17, 2017

DOE pushes ‘aggregation level’ in power retail competition

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 16, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Aggregation at 500 kilowatts (kW) consumption level, that may include households within contiguous or adjacent areas, would already be the next phase of electricity retail competition and open […]
October 17, 2017

WB keen on P52-b power grid project

by Alena Mae S. Flores – October 16, 2017 at 08:01 pm from manilastandard.net State-run National Transmission Corp. said Monday it is in “serious talks” with the World Bank to finance the P52-billion Visayas-Mindanao interconnection project. TransCo president Melvin Matibag said the World Bank […]
October 14, 2017

Semirara ups royalty payments to DoE, local government units

BY Alena Mae S. Flores – October 13, 2017 at 07:56 pm from manilastandard.net Semirara Mining and Power Corp. tripled its first-half royalty payments to the Energy Department to P1.69 billion from P575 million year-on-year. “Our continued partnership with the DoE allows […]
October 13, 2017

SPI to develop 100-MW solar plant in Tarlac

By Lenie Lectura – October 11, 2017 from Business Mirror Sunray Power Inc. (SPI) will develop a 100-megawatt (MW) solar-power project in Tarlac. SPI is 75-percent owned by Menlo Renewable Energy Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of MRC Allied Inc. A solar energy-service […]