June 7, 2019

SMC eyes 1,200 MW more of RE in 5 years

By Lenie Lectura – June 7, 2019 from Business Mirror Last updated on June 7th, 2019 at 01:03 am THE power business of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) targets to add 1,200 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy (RE) to its portfolio […]
April 16, 2019

Red alert lifted due to cooler weather temperatures

By Myrna Velasco – April 15, 2019, 7:50 PM from Manila Bulletin With the extended forced outage of the Sual coal-fired power plant, Luzon grid was placed on three-hour red alert again Monday, indicating that power supply in the grid […]
April 15, 2019

SMC to develop more clean coal power plants

By Danessa Rivera – April 15, 2019 – 12:00am from The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Corp. (SMC) intends to continue developing clean coal power plants, as well as pursue renewable energy projects and battery technology developments with […]
January 1, 2019

After hurdling 2018’s regulatory crisis, power industry players are ready for Year of the Pig

By Lenie Lectura – January 1, 2019 from Business Mirror THE country’s power supply remained stable for the past 12 months despite a crippled Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) that left the agency “powerless in making decisions critical to the energy sector.” […]