The full completion of the 230-kilovolt Cebu-Bohol interconnection project will decongest power supply flow in the tourist-haven Bohol; and will also have positive spillover effect to improving power supply in the Luzon grid by taking the edge off on the existing Leyte-Bohol submarine cable....
There had been downtrend in overall electricity tariffs for traded capacities in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), and that had been attributed partly by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to the entry of new capacities from the renewable energy (RE) sector. “It appears that the...
President Marcos has called on the country's energy players to ensure reliable power supply and prevent a recurrence of the Panay Island blackout that happened early this year, as this will lead to economic losses. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as...
President Marcos lauded the full energization of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) as this endeavor unifies the country's power system and opens socioeconomic opportunities in the two islands. UNIFIED PH POWER SYSTEM — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (center) leads the...
The long-time dream of the country to have a single-connected grid nationwide may take a little longer, as one leg of the infrastructure development toward the concretization of the P51.3 billion Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) is being impeded by a temporary restraining order (TRO)...
On their own, Globe Telecom Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. cannot refuse or limit interconnection to DITO Telecommunity for "any reason" whatsoever. Former commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)...
The Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao is being pushed for commercial operation in June this year, ahead of the energization of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP), which is subsequently targeted by the fourth quarter. According to Edward I. Olmedo, senior manager...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will be allotting mammoth capital expenditures (capex) of P160 billion to bankroll its programmed projects until year 2025, which are aligned with its 5th tariff regulatory reset filing with the Energy Regulatory Commission...
Globe Telecom Inc. and DITO Telecommunity inked an interconnection deal for domestic mobile calls and SMS which starts next month. Globe’s customers can make mobile calls, send SMS with DITO Telecommunity's customers without additional charges. “Our collaboration with DITO Telecommunity is part...
PLDT Inc. and telco newcomer DITO Telecommunity Corporation today, Feb. 23, announced they have forged a deal to construct a transmission facility interconnecting their subscribers. Their interconnection hub will be completed by end of next month, in time for the commercial operations of DITO....
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has completed and energized the 230-kilovolt Toril-Bunawan transmission line, which forms the final loop of the P7.09 billion Mindanao backbone project. With the project’s completion, the company noted that “this will secure...
