The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is requiring system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to submit data on contracted capacities to be awarded for its ancillary services (AS) procurements, to help assess cost impact on consumers. “We are asking them (NGCP) for the...
COPENHAGEN – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is planning to craft a policy that will hasten the entry of investor-proponent on the re-purposing of port infrastructure facility that will service offshore wind (OSW) investments in the Philippines. SBMA has been part of the Philippine...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city council will investigate the Commission on Audit’s report about the P124-million worth of uncollected revenues, fees, and charges from all public market stalls in Cagayan de Oro from the calendar year of 2022 and prior years. The COA’s Audit Observation...
Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC), the country's largest producer of coal, is diversifying into liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the power generation segment of its business amid strong environmental, social, and governmental (ESG) pressures, according to the conglomerate’s...
COPENHAGEN – Danish solar firm Obton A/S is eyeing to join a growing number of solar power investors in the thriving renewable energy sector of the Philippines. According to Philippine Ambassador to Denmark Leo M. Herrera-Lim, apart from wind, the solar part of RE developments has also been...
COPENHAGEN – A government-to-government collaboration is currently being discussed between the Philippines and Denmark for an "advisory work" that the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) could extend to the emerging offshore wind industry of the Philippines. In meetings with various relevant agencies in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) turned over a two-story building to the officials of Barangay Pahanocoy here on Wednesday, April 26. The P9.6-million project funded by the national government did materialize behind the effort of Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya. THE...
ILIGAN CITY – The local government unit here has terminated its contract with a Tacloban City-based contractor for undue delay and its failure to complete on time the construction of the P583-million new public market project in Barangay Pala-o. THE construction of the modern three-story Pala-o...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) stated that the construction of a public market in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya has provided a huge support to small and independent businesses in the area. (Photo: DPWH) DPWH Region 2 Director Reynaldo C. Alconcel noted that the P15-million public...
The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) and Independent Electricity Market Corporation of the Philippines (IEMOP) said they have clearly "demarcated" the respective functions of each entity in the operation of the Renewable Energy Market (REM), which will serve as added layer of...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been discussing with the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) the proposed measures for the pass-on of P22.64 billion worth of deferred charges which accumulated in 2013 following strained supply in the Luzon grid due to...
Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) won the tug-of-war as to which entity shall be finally authorized to operate the Renewable Energy Market (RE Market), a platform that will be used for the trading of RE certificates. According to IEMOP President Richard J....
