System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) carried out its ‘blackout simulation drill’ as part of its emergency preparation measures in case any of the power grids would descend into unwanted power interruptions or brownouts. Similar to last year, the company noted the...
Project sponsor-firm Vires Energy Corporation (VEC), a subsidiary of listed firm A. Brown Company Inc., has formally admitted to the Department of Energy (DOE) the information lapse on its targeted deployment of floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) that is tied to its planned liquefied...
The consolidated net income of Aboitiz Power Corporation had climbed by a very significant 200-percent in the first quarter to P6.2 billion from a relatively trimmed bottom line of P2.1 billion in the same period last year. The company said it logged non-recurring losses of P29 million within the...
The 63-megawatt greenfield Gigasol Palauig solar farm development of Ayala-led AC Energy Philippines Corporation has reached commercial operation phase and is now feeding capacity into Luzon grid. The company injected P2.39 billion into that newly completed project; and its scale of electricity...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is seeking the approval of the Department of Energy (DOE) for its “emergency procurement” of 220 to 260 megawatts of power capacity to augment electricity supply during the summer months. The company said for its proposed interim power...
Listed firm Aboitiz Power Corporation has earmarked P23 billion capital expenditures (capex) this year that shall be funneled mainly to the completion of its 1,336-megawatt Dinginin coal-fired power facility and the concretization of pipelined battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. The...
Reopening the Philippine economy from all the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-triggered lockdowns presents a "challenge" to the local power industry. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Photo from DOE Facebook) Thus, said Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Tuesday,...
Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), the power generation investment subsidiary of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has completed the acquisition of the shareholdings of affiliate firm Global Business Power Corporation (GBP) on March 31 this year, according to Meralco executives. To partly fund...
The consolidated core net income of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) was still lower by 11-percent to P5.11 billion in the first quarter versus a heftier profitability of P5.724 billion in the same period last year pulled down by lower energy sales. Nevertheless, the power...
Another notice-to-proceed (NTP) permit was granted by the Department of Energy (DOE) for the installation of an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility for a total of six ventures approved so far. Approved is Vires Energy Corporation, which was acquired last year of Filipino listed...
Oil companies have advised of higher prices this week at the scale of P0.45 per liter for gasoline; and P0.35 per liter for diesel products as advised by the oil companies. Another commodity that will have a price hike of P0.65 per liter this week is kerosene, which is an essential fuel used in...
The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), which regulates the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), is seeking approval for an additional spot market transaction fees to be slapped to participants of the Renewable Energy Market (REM) to support operational expenses. In its filing...
