The Department of Energy (DOE) said it has identified 15 sites as possible locations for nuclear power generating plants, subject to further evaluation of their potential to meet international norms for such...
Average electricity prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) began going down in June due to more stable supply and lower power demand, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be setting a competitive selection process (CSP) for the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) procurement of ancillary services (AS), or reserve power, and will...
AC Energy and Citicore Power have officially begun the construction of its 72-megawatt (MW) Arayat-Mexico solar farm joint venture in Pampanga on Thursday. The Php2.7-billion project, expected to be commissioned in time...
Three run-of-river hydropower plants of Aboitiz Power Corporation subsidiary Hedcor in Bakun, Benguet were ordered to stop operations following a cease and desist order (CDO) issued on Tuesday by the National Commission on...
The National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) has named Atty. Melchor Ridulme as officer-in-charge (OIC) following the death of its President Pio Benavidez on Tuesday. Ridulme, who was the government-owned firm’s vice president and legal...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has begun its virtual inspections on the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) transmission facilities last June 10, it recently said. The inspections are part of...
EEI Power Corporation, the power subsidiary of Yuchengco-led construction firm EEI Corp., will be joining the renewable energy (RE) bandwagon by venturing into solar rooftop development. Based on a Philippine Star report,...
Over a week after the gas restriction from Malampaya was lifted, production was once again limited on Monday, affecting the country’s five gas-fired power plants and posing another supply shortage in the...
The National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) has announced that its President and CEO Pio Benavidez has passed away on Tuesday due to a fatal heart attack. A licensed mechanical engineer, “Boss Pio” served...
