State-run firms Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) and the National Power Corporation (NPC) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will cement their collaboration on setting up a pilot project for the rollout of hybrid systems leaning on solar and wind farms in energizing off-grid...
An additional credit line of P10 billion for state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) is planned for next year to prevent blackouts in the off-grid areas it has been servicing. According to Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla, the new amount will be on top of the P5 billion that had been...
Garcia-led Vivant Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly listed Vivant Corporation, has announced plans to acquire the shareholdings of its partner Gigawatt Power Inc. in corporate units that provide electricity in off-grid areas. As emphasized, Gigawatt Power Inc. has 50-percent equity in...
Lotilla directs NPC’s 'exit' plan from fossil fuels By MYRNA M. VELASCO A gradual and well-calculated exit plan from diesel generating sets and other fossil fuels has been directed by Energy Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla on state-run National Power Corporation. In line with that mandate, the...
The 69-kilovolt Roxas-Taytay transmission line in Palawan has been energized by state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) to reinforce electricity services for consumers in that local off grid. NPC President and CEO Fernando Martin Y. Roxas highlighted that “the completion of the transmission...
The end of the long dark tunnel is certainly not coming yet for consumers in the off-grid areas, instead this is seen worsening starting February 1 this year, according to the Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) of state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) which has been servicing these domains. As...
A lingering disconnect between the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the National Power Corporation (Napocor) over the latter’s 2023 budget allocation could lead to very unsavory consequences for Filipinos. (Amie Johnson/ Unsplash) Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Northern Samar 1st...
Energy Undersecretary Donato D. Marcos has been designated officer-in-charge (OIC) of the National Power Corporation (NPC), a state-run firm that has very strategic residual function of providing electricity access to island-mode or off-grid areas. The Office of the President, through the authority...
Following the sudden demise of National Power Corporation (NPC) President and CEO Pio J. Benavidez, the state-run firm has named Atty Melchor Paz Ridulme as officer-in-charge. Ridulme is currently NPC’s vice president and legal counsel; and his assumption of the OIC post will be until such time...
State-run National Power Corporation (NPC) will deploy four new solar photovoltaic (PV) and diesel hybrid systems to meet the electricity needs of its customers in off-grid areas, as served by its Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) unit. As noted by NPC President and CEO Pio J. Benavidez, the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has suspended its issuances of certificate of energy projects of national significance (CEPNS) blaming the very slow pace in securing permits and project implementations. The CEPNS was mandated under Executive Order No. 30 that was issued by President Duterte in 2017....
