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...
The industrial sector has started showing signs of prospective rebound as the drop on energy sales had already narrowed down to 1.0%, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has noted. Sales to manufacturing facilities and key industries, the power firm said, hovered at 10,570...
The allowable revenues of transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) had been pared by more than half to P183.491Billion, or lower by more than P204 billion from the company’s original claims of P387.803 billion as applied for under its fourth regulatory reset. In a...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has invested in publicly listed Alternergy Holdings Corp., a renewable power pioneer known for its profitability and clean energy vision. In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 7, the pension fund for government workers said a total of P1.45 billion was...
MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), the renewable energy investment arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) ,will be queueing up to P200 billion worth of investments for the gigantic 3,500-megawatt solar farm development that shall be integrated with 4,000-megawatt hours (MWh) of energy storage...
Leading energy player Aboitiz Power Corporation has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) so it can explore ‘transition financing package for its planned power projects – primarily for targeted developments in the renewable energy...
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) suggested that waste-to-energy initiatives can help achieve the goals of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) for 2023 to 2028. At the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) forum, ECCP Renewable Energy and Energy...
ACEN Renewables International Pte. Ltd. (ACRI), the subsidiary of Ayala-led ACEN Corp. has been authorized to restructure the outstanding loan of Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Yoma). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Monday, Nov. 6, ACRI offered a loan facility of $25...
