Energy & Mining
Installed capacity still led by coal grew by a meagre 0.12% in 2023
The country’s installed capacity at the grid grew by a meager 0.12 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, with coal still dominating the power mix, data from the Department of Energy (DOE) show.
Alsons subsidiary seeking ERC approval to connect Bohol diesel plant to the Visayas grid
Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) subsidiary Conal Holdings Corp. (CHC) is seeking Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approval to connect its power plant in Bohol to the Visayas grid.
First Gen still keen on developing 1,200-MW Batangas nat-gas fired power plant
First Gen Corp. remains interested in pursuing the 1,200-megawatt Sta. Maria natural gas-fired power plant in Batangas.
Property firm thwarts NGCP effort at energizing 500-kiloVolt HSJ line in Bataan
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is hopeful the legal impediment preventing Line 2 of the 500-kiloVolt Hermosa-San Jose (HSJ) transmission line in Bataan lifts and the system energized.
NGCP can take on surges in power demand in the Visayas, elsewhere
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is fully prepared for the surge in power demand from the Visayas as the 230-kiloVolt Cebu-Negros-Panay (CNP) backbone project formally connected to the grid for the first time.
