The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has directed the Peninsula Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PENELCO) in Bataan to help fix the line that plagued parts of Luzon into blackouts last weekend. According to NEA Engineering Department Manager Federico P. Villar, Jr. and Principal Engineer...
Shareholders of listed firm Synergy Grid and Development Philippines (SGP) will benefit from higher cash dividend payout of P0.26 per share in the second quarter this year from a leaner P0.22 per share in the first quarter. The increased dividend to be paid to outstanding SGP shareholders was...
After the unwarranted blackout incidents in some parts of Metro Manila and neighboring provinces over the weekend, the major power grid of Luzon was still wobbling into "yellow alert" or tight supply condition as of Monday, June 20, as several power plants suffered forced outages. System operator...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is ramping up initiatives that will enhance computer literacy among school children via its “TECHKID” program that sets up “computer laboratory projects” at its host-communities. Through that endeavor, the company is...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has updated some provisions of the Open Access Transmission Service (OATS) rules, simplifying the charges being passed on to consumers. The OATS rules serve as the regulatory framework in the operation of the country’s power transmission network, a major...
The national canvassing of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc for the senatorial and partylist elections was temporarily affected by the fluctuation of power supply at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Sunday, May 15. Power supply fluctuates at PICC...
The outgoing officials of the Department of Energy (DOE) are reassuring the public of brownout-free elections on Monday, May 9, so the integrity of the ballots that will decide on the country’s next leaders will be duly protected. “Contrary to recent alarmist news reports, the ETFE (Energy Task...
The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association Inc. (PIPPA), an organization of the country’s energy generation companies (GenCos), has been prodding for the contracting of sufficient power reserves to guarantee reliability of power, especially during the election period. The appeal of...
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...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has partly completed the restoration of transmission facilities that had been toppled down by tropical storm Agaton recently. The completion of the initial repair on damaged NGCP facilities had been way ahead of the May 9...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has sped up restoration work on the power transmission towers that had been toppled down when tropical cyclone Agaton barreled the country early this week. The company said it is undertaking repair work on steel towers that are...
With the country’s frail power supply situation, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is hammering out contingency measures to avoid electricity service disruptions on this year’s May 9 elections. The transmission firm said it will be activating round-the-clock overall...
