Author Archives: LM Staff

Indonesia’s Pertamina to buy 20% stake in Philippine’s Citicore Renewables for $115 million

Philippines-based Citicore Renewable Energy on Friday said Indonesian state-owned oil firm Pertamina will buy a...

NGCP seeks to finish replacing old poles in Tacloban within 2025

TACLOBAN CITY – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is eyeing to complete...

Bacolod-Silay sub-transmission line undergoes rehab to curb brownout

BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) conducted a proactive maintenance...

Laguna hydro plant auction set for April — DoE

THE AUCTION for the privatization of the 796.64-megawatt (MW) Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant (HEPP)...

‘Govt keen on maximizing value of CBK hydro plant’

The government’s intent to maximize the value of the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant caused...

DOE: Dimalanta suspension causes pricing delay, hampering CBK privatization

The Department of Energy (DOE) said that delays in the privatization of the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK)...

ERC liable for allowing NGCP to pass on franchise tax to consumers—solon

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) admitted issuing a resolution allowing the National Grid Corporation of...

DOE defends cancellation of 105 RE service contracts

The Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday defended its move to cancel 105 non-performing and...

Idle RE projects risk termination

MANILA, Philippines — The government is moving to terminate additional renewable energy (RE) projects that...

DOE: Project terminations will open doors for capable RE developers

Following the termination of multiple renewable energy (RE) projects last year, the Department of Energy...