The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has assured that there would be no brownouts throughout the election period, as the agency is looking to approve contracts for ancillary services (AS) or reserve power....
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has cleared SMCGP Philippines Energy Storage Co. Ltd. (SMCGP Storage) of the San Miguel group to connect its 20-megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has been ordered by the Department of Energy (DOE) to procure “sufficient” ancillary services (AS) to secure adequate power supply during shortages. The DOE...
AC Energy (ACEN) said that it has begun operating its Php1.9 billion 150-megawatt (MW) diesel power plant in Pililla, Rizal for reserve and peaking power purposes amid the Malampaya gas field’s dwindling...
The launch date for the trading of electricity from ancillary services (AS) or reserve power would be moved to 2022, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP), which...
Ayala-led AC Energy (ACEN) believes that the implementation of a reserve electricity market would invite more investors in ancillary services (AS) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the country. At a...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said it would not allow power plant maintenance activities during peak months to avoid incidents of power outages. NGCP assured that future submissions...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is eyeing the conversion of 35 “non-firm” contracts to firm-based arrangements for the provision of reserves or ancillary services (AS) to the power grid,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) came to the rescue of its boss Sec. Alfonso Cusi following the charges hurled against him before the Office of the Ombudsman for failing to stop electricity...
SMC Global Power Holdings (SMCGP), the power generating arm of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), is looking to build a 300-megawatt (MW) pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant in Malay, Aklan worth Php26.3 billion. In...
