At least eight companies are eyeing to corner the 600-megawatt capacity that is slated for auction by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to beef up its supply portfolio starting August next year. In a pre-bid conference on Thursday (July 4), the Filipino-owned companies which...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be rescinding its order mandating the conduct of joint competitive selection process (CSP) for the electric cooperatives (ECs) in their aggregated procurement of capacities from gas-fired power facilities. According to Energy Undersecretary Sharon S. Garin,...
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) is looking at the faster reintegration of former rebels back to mainstream society after the Senate concurred with the proclamations issued by President...
Mr. Naoyuki Ochiai, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Special Adviser to BARMM Chief Minister, talks about Japan's peace-building initiatives in Mindanao with select members of the media at the Office of the Chief Minister in Cotabato City. (Photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN)...
President Marcos lauded the dedication of the locals of Basilan, saying their dedication transformed the province from one that is tainted by violence and terrorism to an epicenter of peace. ARMS DESTRUCTION — President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. takes a look at one of the surrendered...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has secured the best bid from Limay Power, Inc. (LPI) to meet its 400-megawatt (MW) power supply requirements. In a statement, Meralco said that two out of the three bidders that initially showed interest in the competitive selection process (CSP) have submitted...
The offer of San Miguel Global Power Holdings subsidiary South Premiere Power Corporation (SPPC) had been declared as the ‘best bid’ in the 1,200-megawatt capacity procurement of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) for a supply portfolio that will partly satiate its requirements during the El...
Power distribution giant Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has started a competitive bidding process to secure additional supply ahead of the expected surge in demand during the upcoming dry months. In a statement, Meralco said the competitive selection process (CSP), a type of competitive public...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has cornered at least six passing bids from one investor-group for the energization of unserved and underserved microgrid sites covering designated areas in Cebu, Quezon and Palawan. In an announcement to the media, the department emphasized that out of nine (9)...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is aiming for timely approval of the Department of Energy (DOE) on the terms of reference (TOR) for its targeted competitive selection process (CSP) on planned capacity procurements, so it can spare its roughly 8.0 million customers from wobbly...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be issuing amended terms of reference (TOR) for its competitive selection process (CSP) on the targeted 1,800-megawatt capacity procurement that is scheduled for tenders-submission on December 27 this year. In a briefing with reporters,...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be seeking offers from power generation companies (GenCos) on its scheduled auction of 1,200-megawatt baseload power supply that will replace brownfield capacities currently drawn mainly from emergency power supply procurements. In a tender...
