Senator Rafael “Raffy” Tulfo is now seeking a Senate investigation into the operations of the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) amid the power outages that hit the Island Garden City of Samal. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, said there is basis to prove...
The coffers of state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) will be shored up by as much as $526 million by the end of this year, with the anticipated payment of Fresh River Lakes Corporation on its acquisition of the 165-megawatt Casecnan hydroelectric power plant...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said that government should give weight to the P300 billion worth of investments it had injected into the country’s power transmission network in reaction to the In reaction to the Malacanang pronouncement that the government may take back...
ILOILO CITY – A power plant in northern Iloilo province is set to construct a solar farm. THE coal-fired power plant of Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC) in Concepcion town, Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC), the operator of a 135-megawatt (135-MW) coal-fired...
As data center project-proponents have been firming up their investment plans in the Philippines, the Department of Energy (DOE) indicated that it will match up their electricity needs with the investors putting up renewable energy (RE) facilities in the country. “A number of investors presented...
Senator Grace Poe said power firms granted with a franchise and permits carry the colossal task of providing reliable electricity at all times. “Reliability is a big commitment in the provision of public service. Kailangan ay maaasahan ka ng mga tao sa lahat ng oras (People rely on you all the...
The Joint Congressional Energy Commission (JCEC) is set to tackle the current energy crisis plaguing the country and the various proposals seeking to revoke the franchise of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Sen. Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo said on Wednesday, May 17. Tulfo made the...
The Senate energy committee on Wednesday, May 17, scrutinized the plans of the Department of Energy (DOE) and other power stakeholders to provide long-term solutions to power supply shortages Presiding as chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy hearing on the recent power outages in the country,...
Fresh River Lakes Corp, a subsidiary of First Gen Corporation of the Lopez group, submitted a winning bid that dwarfed other offers for the165-megawatt Casecnan hydropower facility, the first power asset privatized under the Marcos administration. According to sources privy to the outcome of the...
CONSOLACION, Cebu – The Consolacion National High School here has received clinic and medical supplies provided by Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) and Universal Feed Mill Corp. to benefit their staff, faculty, and students. ABOITIZPOWER Segment Manager for the Visayas Rio C. Colipapa (left) and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the Senate should conduct an inquiry into the series of disturbances in the country’s power transmission system saying it is imperative to ensure the Philippines has a reliable and continuous supply of electricity. Gatchalian, vice chairman of the Senate Committee...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is proposing amendments to the Grid Code to ensure the country’s power system can efficiently absorb gigawatt-scale but variable renewable energy (RE) capacities. In a presentation to the media, NGCP Vice President and Head of...
