Amid ensuing tensions between the Philippines and China over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) began operating its 300-kilowatt (kW) Kalayaan diesel power plant in Pag-asa Island, as...
The 668-megawatt (MW) Unit 1 of the GNPower Dinginin (GNPD) coal-fired power plant in Mariveles, Bataan is set to begin full operations in August, said Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Agnes Devanadera....
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is opposed to the privatization of the Agus-Pulangi Hydroelectric Complex (APHC) that aims to lower power costs and stabilize electric supply in Northern Mindanao. MinDA chairman Sec....
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has warned of corruption in the power sector if Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi’s proposals for the government to get involved again in the generation and transmission of electricity would...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has included Shell Energy Philippines (SEPh) and Energy Development Corporation (EDC) subsidiary Green Core Geothermal, Inc. (GCGI) in its Green Energy Option Program (GEOP), bringing the number...
The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) has announced a Php0.0798 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) increase in its electric billing for June due to price spikes in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). This translates...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has reiterated its position for the government to be involved again in power generation following last week’s Red Alerts in Luzon and similar incidents in recent years....
In the wake of last week’s Red Alerts that led to rotational brownouts in Luzon, Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi said that he wants the government to regain control of the country’s power...
Lopez-led Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has started the construction of its 29-megawatt (MW) binary power plant project, which is part of the Bacon-Manito (BacMan) geothermal plant’s expansion. During the groundbreaking ceremony of...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) warns of “soaring electricity rates” should the Department of Energy (DOE) continue pushing the grid operator to have 100% firm contracting for ancillary services...
