December 15, 2020

Worst case for continuing with PHL coal projects seen at P372-B in long-term costs

By Angelica Y. Yang – December 11, 2020 | 7:23 pm from Business World The Philippines could sustain up to P372 billion in economic losses under a worst-case scenario of proceeding with all nine gigawatts of pending coal-fired power plants […]
December 14, 2020

DOE halts priority energy project certification

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 14, 2020, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has suspended the issuance of “certificates of energy projects of national significance” (CEPNS) to various projects being proposed by industry players. In […]
December 14, 2020

NPC’s shift to RE means P13.5-B savings yearly

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 14, 2020, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The shift of state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) to renewable energy (RE) technologies in powering the off-grid areas could yield savings of up to P13.5 billion annually […]
December 14, 2020

First Gen pays preferred shares cash dividends

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 13, 2020, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The board of directors of First Gen Corporation approved the declaration of cash dividends on array of its preferred shares that shall be paid to its shareholders […]