A continuing exchange of technology and information has been reinforced between Philippine power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company Inc. (TEPCO) via their newly inked memorandum of understanding.
The energy specialist of the International Finance Corp. (IFC) is not in favor of amending the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira), saying that the law “has delivered what it was asked to do.”
THERMA Visayas Inc. (TVI) has sought the green light from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to put up a P2.68-billion interconnection facility to cater the direct delivery of the full 300-megawatt (MW) capacity of a coal-fired power plant to the grid.
THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will undertake major and refurbishment projects in 2016 to address an increasing demand for electricity in its franchise area.
A SUBSIDIARY of Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) has secured regulatory approval to develop a P2.68-billion transmission facility that will link a new coal plant in Cebu to the country’s power grid.
Power interruptions may occur on Wednesday and Thursday in parts of Isabela and Ifugao and in Quirino province, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said.
The Energy Regulatory Commission approved the request of Therma Visayas Inc., a unit of Aboitiz Power Corp., to construct a transmission line that will connect its coal-fired power plant in Cebu province to the network of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines.
Shell Philippines Exploration B. V., the operator of the Malampaya natural gas field in northwest Palawan, said it is on track on completing the $1-billion Malampaya expansion project that will install a second platform by the middle of 2015.
he power crisis has been a recurring issue in the Philippines. Before the issuance of Executive Order No. 215 in 1987, power generation was a state monopoly. All generation and transmission of electricity was handled by the National Power Corporation (NPC). The elimination of this monopoly paved way to the entry of Independent Power Producers… ⇒
MANILA, Philippines – The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the application of Aboitiz-owned Therma Visayas Inc. (TVI) for a dedicated point-to-point limited transmission facilities to connect two 150- megawatt coal-fired power plant to the transmission system of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP).
Following final approval by the Senate of the emergency powers for President Aquino as invoked under Section 71 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), the Congressional Joint Resolution has directed the Department of Energy (DOE) to enforce suspension of specific Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) Rules so some power plants can optimize electricity… ⇒
While it was already a junked option under Section 71 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is still exploring the possibility of entertaining a prospective generating set supplier.