May 5, 2019

DOE admits only one power plant inspected out of 22 forced outages

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 4, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Despite its mandate under the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) that it shall ensure reliable, quality and sufficient power supply for the country, the Department of […]
April 3, 2019

With another round of ‘yellow alert’, caution raised on power rate spikes

By Myrna Velasco – April 2, 2019, 3:47 PM from Manila Bulletin With another batch of ‘yellow alert’ or deficient power reserve declaration this week, alarm bells are being raised that price spikes will be the next financial torment that […]
February 12, 2019

AC Energy inks deal on Phinma Energy stake

By Jordeene B. Lagare – February 12, 2019 from The Manila Times AC Energy Inc., the energy platform of Ayala Corp., has signed an investment agreement with Phinma Corp. on buying the latter’s 26.25-percent stake in subsidiary Phinma Energy Corp. […]
February 11, 2019

Ayala eyes buyout of Japanese partner in Batangas power project

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 10, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The energy investment arm of the Ayala group is weighing its options on the possibility of buying out the 20-percent equity of a Japanese firm-partner in the […]