January 12, 2021

DOE issues advisory clarifying moratorium on new coal projects

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 11, 2021 at 07:40 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy on Monday issued an advisory to clarify the moratorium on the processing of applications of greenfield coal-fired power plants, including exemptions to […]
January 12, 2021

Luzon power projects with supporting battery storage, financing estimated at 320 MW

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 11, 2021 | 8:04 pm from Business World   REUTERS THE Energy department has identified 13 power projects in Luzon which have obtained financing and are supported by battery energy storage systems (BESS), with their […]
January 12, 2021

Electric cooperatives borrow P439.98M in 2020

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 10, 2021 | 6:33 pm from Business World PHILSTAR/EDD GUMBAN TWENTY electric cooperatives (ECs) borrowed P439.98 million from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) in 2020, the bulk of which went to funding the distribution utilities’ capital […]
January 11, 2021

SMC unit to build P67-b power plant

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 10, 2021 at 06:50 pm from manilastandard.net Excellent Energy Resources Inc., a unit of SMC Global Power Holdings Inc., is building a 1,700-megawatt combined cycle power plant in Barangay Dela Paz and Ilijan […]