April 20, 2019

DOE enforces moratorium on direct power connection applications

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 19, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is enforcing a three-month moratorium on the processing and evaluation of application for direct power connections to the grid of big-ticket electricity […]
April 17, 2019

Yellow and Red Power Alert, Things to Ponder, The Outdated and Onerous Genco Contracts, and Permanent Solutions (Part 2)

Part 2 of 2   4. The Onerous Guaranteed Payments for Downtimes in the PSA in Main Grid These power plants will predictably blame technical reasons for the outages. These are however the “effects” and not the “root causes”. It […]
April 13, 2019

Power sector probed

By Chito Lozada – April 12, 2019 12:07 AM from Daily Tribune The sudden shutdown of a number of key power plants that resulted in a power shortfall of 1,500 megawatts in the past two days prompted Energy Secretary Alfonso […]
April 2, 2019

Meralco eyes Thai firm partner for Atimonan project

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 1, 2019, 10:59 AM from Manila Bulletin The final choice on Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) prospective partner for the 1,200-megawatt Atimonan coal-fired power project is a Thai company, with the Southeast Asian energy player […]