Energy & Mining
PNOC taps Indian firm in hybrid renewable energy program
State-run firm Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) has partnered with Windstream Energy Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. in pursuit of a hybrid renewable energy system involving wind and solar power.
Repower Energy secures DOE permit to build 320MW seawater pump storage plant
Repower Energy secures DOE permit to build 320MW seawater pump storage plant
NPC moves closer to implementing accelerated renewable energy program under AHP
The National Power Corp. (NPC) pushed closer to finalizing the customized bidding documents needed to implement the accelerated hybridization program (AHP) fast-tracking the establishment of renewable energy (RE) projects in off-grid areas.
Court recall of expropriation order endangers 500-kV NGCP transmission line
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has appealed for the government to intervene and help clear the impediment thrown at its 500-kiloVolt transmission project in Cavite that risks the delivery of electricity not only in Luzon and Metro Manila but even beyond.
ERC hints of sanctions versus power companies still on forced outage
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is determining if penalties are warranted of power companies that remain on outage, consequently thinning power reserves in both the Luzon and the Visayas grids for the third day in series.
