D.M. Consunji Inc. (DMCI) has won the contract to construct the 3.9-kilometer extension of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) line 2 from Santolan, Pasig to Masinag, Antipolo.
The start of bad news for Luzon power supply – the 650-megawatt Malaya thermal power plant cannot be counted upon for capacity shoring up during the critical months of summer.
Power distributor Manila Electric Co. on Tuesday expressed concern over the closure of several power plants in January which it said may affect electricity rates in February.
MANILA, Philippines – The government has raised P20.80 billion from the sale of power assets in 2014, boosting state coffers.
The 1,200-megawatt Ilijan natural gas plant has been directed by the Energy Department to continue operation by using liquid fuel during the 30-day Malampaya gas field shutdown in March so it can provide much-needed additional power to the Luzon grid.
Government-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has commenced the tendering process for the P1.66 billion worth of diesel supply contract aligned for the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan gas-fired plant.
The widely-anticipated commercial launch of a reserve market in the power industry is now on ‘delayed track’ – yet amid the setbacks, the Department of Energy (DOE) has recently issued a Circular temporarily putting the industry on a “trial mode” when it comes to dispatch of reserve capacity.
MANILA, Philippines – The Aquino administration is on track with the privatization of state-owned power assets despite setbacks encountered over the years since Congress approved the landmark power reform law that mandated the privatization of the power sector.
BACOLOD CITY—Owing to pollution issues, Roxol Bioenergy Corp. (RHI) in Barangay Nagasi, La Carlota City, voluntarily ceased its operation earlier this month.
The Senate will miss its original self-imposed deadline for a joint legislative resolution that will give the Executive options to avert a power crisis looming in Luzon, according to a leader of that chamber yesterday, but for officials of the House of Representatives and foreign business groups a last-minute measure would still be better than… ⇒
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Energy (DOE) has directed the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan natural gas-fired plant to run on liquid fuel from March 15 to April 15 so it can still provide much-needed power to the Luzon grid this summer.
MANILA – The country’s largest power distribution company has secured additional electricity supply from generators in anticipation of a projected supply deficiency this summer.