Author Archives: LM Staff

First Philippine Industrial Park shifts 21 facilities to renewable power under RAP

BATANGAS — Lopez-led economic zone (ecozone) developer First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP) has joined the...

Consortium cites gains from Laguna power plant’s privatization

MANILA – Privatization of the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plants will greatly benefit consumers, and...

Power transmission lines unscathed by ‘Crising,’ says NGCP

The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said Monday its transmission lines were unaffected...

First Gen unit secures P15-B loan for Casecnan

FRESH RIVER LAKES CORP. (FRLC), the operator of the 165-megawatt (MW) Casecnan hydroelectric power plant...

ICCP: GSIS’ P1.45-B investment in Alternergy complied with regulations

THE P1.45-billion investment by state-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in Alternergy Holdings Corp. complied...

DOE tightens rules on RE contracts to weed out non-performing developers

The Department of Energy (DOE) is considering a stricter but more streamlined mechanism to reopen...

DOE seeks to revive canceled RE projects

The Department of Energy (DOE) is exploring methods to advance renewable energy projects that were...

Dimalanta: PH power rates have room to drop

Outgoing Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta said power rates in the Philippines still...

Bacolod councilor calls out Negros Power for RFSC charges

Bacolod Councilor Wilson Gamboa Jr. has challenged the legitimacy of Negros Electric and Power Corp.’s...

CBK plants awarded to Thunder group

The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) on Friday awarded the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK)...