July 13, 2021

WESM eases prudential guarantee, dispatch requirements for Mindanao grid

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 12, 2021, 2:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) is temporarily enforcing ‘relaxed rules’ – for at least three months, on the prudential requirement (PR) as well […]
July 12, 2021

DOE eyes 13 MTPA capacity in LNG terminals

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 12, 2021, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is targeting 13 million metric tons per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity that will be imported into the country […]
July 12, 2021

San Miguel vows to stop building new coal plants

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 11, 2021 at 07:50 pm from manilastandard.net San Miguel Corp. said over the weekend unit SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. will avoid building new coal power plants and focus on more renewables in […]
July 12, 2021

Climate advocate calls for ban coal-fired plants to extend to pending projects

By Angelica Y. Yang – July 11, 2021 | 7:47 pm from Business World THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) needs to expand its moratorium on coal-fired power plants to include more facilities, including those that have secured prior approval and […]