February 6, 2024

Cebu companies banking on more power plants to meet demand

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 5, 2024, 7:35 pm from manilastandard.net   Business leaders in Cebu province are banking on additional supply and baseload reserves from the entry of new power plants to meet growing power demand. Mandaue […]
February 1, 2024

Therma Visayas’ 150-MW Cebu coal plant excluded from moratorium—DOE

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 31, 2024, 9:05 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy (DOE) said Wednesday said Therma Visayas Inc.’s planned 150-megawatt coal expansion in Toledo, Cebu is exempted from the coal moratorium imposed in 2020. […]
August 14, 2023

Aboitiz studying 150-MW Cebu coal plant expansion

By Alena Mae S. Flores – August 13, 2023, 7:35 pm from manilastandard.net Aboitiz Power Corp. is studying a 150-megawatt expansion of Therma Visayas Inc.’s 350-MW Toledo circulating fluidized bed coal plant in Cebu. Aboitiz Power president and chief executive […]
June 13, 2023

NGCP seeks ERC approval for ancillary service deals

By Lenie Lectura – June 12, 2023 from Business Mirror The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is asking the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to provisionally approve the ancillary service procurement agreements (ASPAs) it forged with 6 power producers. […]