June 18, 2021

VEC allots ₧5B for capex

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 18, 2021 from Business Mirror Vivant Energy Corp. (VEC) is earmarking P5 billion for capital expenditures to increase its power portfolio to 500 megawatts (MW) by 2023. Vivant Energy Chief Operating Officer Emil Andre Garcia, […]
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 […]
September 14, 2020

Subsidies to off-grid power swell to P28 B

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 14, 2020, 5:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The subsidy being paid for by Filipino consumers in their power bills for the provision of electricity services in off-grid areas is projected swelling to P28.373 billion […]
February 7, 2020

Risks from nCoV spur ERC to defer genco inspections

By Lenie Lectura -February 7, 2020 from Business Mirror ERC chief Agnes Devanadera THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will defer inspection of the facilities of certain power generation firms because of the coronavirus outbreak. The inspection is necessary before the […]