Forced outages and de-rating of power plants that took out more than 1,350 megawatts of capacities in the system placed Luzon grid into "red alert" on Monday, May 8, according to the advisory issued by system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). NGCP raised "red alert"...
With record-breaking temperatures this summer, power system operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) indicated that electricity demand in Luzon already surpassed last year’s level as recorded on Wednesday, April 19. Data showed that power demand in the Luzon grid reached record-high...
A "lucrative contract" with up to 40-year duration is being dangled to renewable energy (RE) developers joining the second round of RE auction covering 11,600 megawatts to be held on June 19 this year. The reference (TOR) issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) emphasized that the initial term of...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is undertaking a series of public consultation to solicit stakeholder-inputs and comments on the proposed revision of the competitive selection process (CSP) or the bidding system for power supply agreements (PSAs) of distribution utilities. The energy department...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is laying down the conditions on when competitive selection process (CSP) or bidding will no longer be required in the procurement of capacities by private distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives (ECs). In a draft Circular presented to industry...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has secured additional 56 megawatt capacity commitments from Ayala Property Management Corporation (APMC), which will be utilizing its own generating assets for its power needs when necessary. In a statement to the media, Meralco said it has...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has inked a one-year emergency power supply agreement (EPSA) with South Premiere Power Corporation (SPPC) of the San Miguel group for the delivery of 300-megawatt capacity from March 26, 2023 to March 25, 2024. The supply contract provided for a...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) divulged that it received new offers for one-year contract to cover 670 megawatts of capacity that will replace the cheaper fixed price contract of the Ilijan gas-fired power plant of South Premiere Power Corporation (SPPC) of the San Miguel...
DAVAO CITY – The filing of House Bill 6740 seeking to expand the franchise area of Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) to eight additional areas is a necessary piece of legislation. No less than Davao del Norte governor Edwin Jubahib issued the statement, saying this new effort to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, July 5 said he will seek a Senate inquiry into the power supply problems in Occidental Mindoro plaguing the province for several years now. Gatchalian made the promise even as he noted that the province’s power supply has been restored after it was hit by a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has expressed hope that incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will appoint an Energy secretary who can address the country’s problem on power supply. Gatchalian noted that the current leadership of the Department of Energy (DOE),...
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...
