Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday, May 25 reiterated his call for Congress to revisit the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), noting that it has failed to bring down the cost of electricity in the country. Ejercito said it is “possible to amend” the law “because...
Senators on Wednesday, May 24 expressed their disappointment after officials of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) confirmed earlier claims that most of its profits went to the pockets its stockholders. This was bared by NGCP Assistant Corporate Secretary Ronald Dylan Concepcion...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has recently completed and energized a new 115-kilovolt gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation at the Light Industry Science Park-2 (LISP2) in Calamba, Laguna. The power firm indicated that the project was pursued in collaboration with...
US firm pushes RE-gas investment By MYRNA M. VELASCO Kansas-headquartered global engineering firm Black & Veatch is recommending renewable energy (RE) and gas-fired power combo investments to ensure the success of "energy transition journey" and as a pathway to net zero emissions being advanced by...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is planning a site visit to the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan gas-fired power facility this week to re-validate its targeted return to commercial operation this May 26, as earlier communicated to the government by South Premiere Power Corporation (SPPC) of the San Miguel...
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation will be joining the fresh round of bidding that power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be undertake to fill the capacity void on its additional 2024 supply following the retreat of its targeted supplier. First Gen President and COO Francis Giles B....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged the public to contribute, in any way they can, in the conservation of energy and water amid the looming power and water supply crisis in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (BBM Vlog Screenshot)) Marcos talked about the impacts...
Sixteen (16) transmission projects of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) that were considered Energy Projects of National Significance (EPNS) were delayed and only six of them have reached completion, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday, May 21. Gatchalian said...
Senator Rafael “Raffy” Tulfo is now seeking a Senate investigation into the operations of the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) amid the power outages that hit the Island Garden City of Samal. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, said there is basis to prove...
The coffers of state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) will be shored up by as much as $526 million by the end of this year, with the anticipated payment of Fresh River Lakes Corporation on its acquisition of the 165-megawatt Casecnan hydroelectric power plant...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said that government should give weight to the P300 billion worth of investments it had injected into the country’s power transmission network in reaction to the In reaction to the Malacanang pronouncement that the government may take back...
ILOILO CITY – A power plant in northern Iloilo province is set to construct a solar farm. THE coal-fired power plant of Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC) in Concepcion town, Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC), the operator of a 135-megawatt (135-MW) coal-fired...
