The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) have ordered the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to submit a comprehensive incident report on the power supply disruptions in Luzon and the Visayas.
THE Luzon and Visayas grids were again placed under red alert on Thursday after plant outages reduced available generating capacity below peak demand levels, prompting the dispatch of natural gas-fired power plants to support grid stability.
PrimeCoreGen’s natural gas plants were deployed to run at high capacity on Wednesday to offset supply gaps as the Luzon power grid was crippled by plant outages coupled with high demand amid the hot, dry season weather, which prompted the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to hoist a red alert over the island.
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is slightly lowering electricity prices this month, using billions of pesos in regulatory refunds and new tax breaks to shield consumers from the typical price spikes caused by the summer heat.
MANILA ELECTRIC CO. (Meralco) and Sual Power, Inc. (SPI) have asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to approve a four-year power supply agreement expected to generate about P631 million in consumer savings.
Ortigas Land Corporation has entered into a long-term partnership with Advent Upgrade Solar Inc. (AUSI) to strengthen its shift toward renewable energy for GH Mall in San Juan City, Metro Manila. The agreement was formalized during the contract signing attended by AdventEnergy Vice President for Retail Sales and Services Catherine Del Villar-Pasilaban and Upgrade Energy…
CEBU CITY The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under Red Alert on Thursday evening amid thinning power reserves caused primarily by the prolonged outage of several power plants, prompting Visayan Electric to implement rotational brownouts in parts of Cebu and nearby areas.
SN Aboitiz Power-Magat, Inc. plans to increase the capacity of the Magat Hydroelectric Power Plant by 20 megawatts (MW), raising the facility’s output from 360MW to 380 MW as part of a broader modernization of one of the country’s key renewable energy assets.
Professional services firm GHD has been appointed as Owner’s Engineer for the 440-megawatt-peak (MWp) Ilagan Solar Project in Isabela being undertaken by TotalEnergies in partnership with Nextnorth.
First Gen Group completed a 516-kilowatt-peak solar photovoltaic system for the Goldilocks Bakeshop Inc.’s commissary in Cebu to help the bakeshop chain reduce costs and meet sustainability targets.