Famed for gaining his expertise and solid experience as a power industry veteran and former executive of the country’s biggest power distribution utility Manila Electric Company, Engineer Fortunato “Atoy” C. Leynes has been designated under the Marcos administration as the new President and...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has initially cornered prospective offers of 3,310 megawatts from six (6) interested bidders on its scheduled competitive selection process (CSP) for capacity procurement of 1,800MW that will satiate its additional supply portfolio for 2024 and...
Reduction in transmission charge line item in the electric bills is the end-goal eyed from the completion of the rate reset review for system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), according to Senate Committee on Energy Vice Chairman Sherwin T. Gatchalian. The lawmaker is...
The consolidated net income of Yuchengco-led PetroEnergy Resources Corporation’s (PERC) had climbed 29% to P874 million as of end-September this year as against a leaner P677 million within a comparative period in 2022. For the third quarter alone, the company posted a profit of P282.696 million,...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is working with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the development of a regulatory framework that will hasten the initial public offering (IPO) of the country’s power generation companies and distribution utilities. The two government agencies...
As global oil prices crashed to $78 per barrel level, Filipino consumers can look forward to hefty rollback in fuel prices next week, especially for diesel and kerosene products, according to the oil companies. Based on the estimates of the industry players, the price of diesel products will have a...
The financial future of Filipino-led Alternergy Holdings Corporation is treading through favorable prospects as it logged net income upturn to P96.98 million in the initial quarter of fiscal year 2024 versus P1.66 million in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has indicated that transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will still be allowed eventually to recoup costs relating to programmed capital expenditure (capex) projects that were disallowed in the partial rate-setting rendered by...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has tossed the blame on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on its delayed rate-setting; while forthrightly claiming that all of its incurred costs and expenses are ‘legitimate’ and according to the regulatory principles...
The equity sell-down on its Salak and Darajat geothermal power assets in Indonesia had propelled profitability upturn for Ayala-led ACEN Corporation in the first three quarters to P6.6 billion, higher by 59-percent from P4.1 billion in a comparative period last year. In terms of core operating...
Altenergy Tanay Wind Corp. (ATWC) has forged a revenue-sharing agreement with the provincial government of Rizal for a wind power project. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Oct. 10, ATWC, a subsidiary of Alternergy Holdings Corp., announced the signing of a lease contract...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has prescribed a two-tiered review process before the power supply agreements (PSAs) or contracts underwritten via competitive selection process (CSP) could secure regulatory approval. That has been the main stipulation in the new CSP guidelines that was...
