Philippines

Brownouts looms in the Philippines as grid reserves get thin

Meralco warned its customers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces of possible rotating brownouts in the coming days.

Brownouts looms in the Philippines as grid reserves get thin

Meralco warned its customers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces of possible rotating brownouts in the coming days.

US company to invest US$1 billion on new Philippine power plants

The foreign operator of a Philippine coal-fired power plant intends to immediately expand its operations.

New center to foster low carbon technologies in Asia

A technology finance hub in Manila should help spur investments in clean technologies.

Carmen Copper, Toledo Power sign electricity supply deal

Carmen Copper Corp. has signed a 12-year Electric Power Purchase Agreement with Toledo Power Co.

Metrobank unit putting up 72-MW coal power plant

Toledo Power Co., a subsidiary of the Metrobank Group’s Global Business Power Corp., is putting up a 72-megawatt coal-fired

P14-b Meralco deal to raise power rates

A court declared the P14-billion settlement agreement between Meralco and Napocor valid, which could increase the electricity bill of Meralco consumers P0.12 per kilowatt-hour .

Napocor opens bidding for Romblon genset

The Philippines' National Power Corp. has opened the bidding for the lease of 2.3-megawatt, continuous output modular diesel generating sets for the Tablas diesel power plant in Romblon.

First Gen still pursuing Angat hydropower plant

First Gen Corp. is hoping a favorable Supreme Court decision would allow it to acquire the 246-megawatt Angat hydroelectric power plant in the province of Bulacan.

Philippines' agri department to build 40 mini hydro power plants

The Philippines' Department of Agriculture hopes to generate at least 20MW by putting up 40 mini-hydroelectric power plants in all irrigation systems in the country.  to help ease the power crisis.

Central Negros to have enough power from coop until 2015

Central Negros Electric Cooperative will have sufficient power supply until 2015 and that power shortage will be addressed after that.

National Grid Corp of the Philippines upgrades systems

NGCP spent close to P30 million to be able to expedite power restoration processes during actual emergencies.

Philippine govt wants to keep Mindanao hydro plants

A bill has been filed in the Philippine Senate seeking to maintain government ownership of the Agus-Pulangui hydropower plants in Mindanao.

Repairs completed for Mindanao hydro plant

The rehabilitation of Pulangui unit 4 in Bukidnon has been completed nine days ahead of the May 17 schedule.

New Philippine geothermal plant starts building

The Philippines breaks ground for its first geothermal power plant in five years.

New Philippine geothermal plant starts building

The Philippines breaks ground for its first geothermal power plant in five years.

Aboitiz projects to add 354MW to Mindanao grid by 2015

Aboitiz Power Corp. will build four new power generation facilities to add 354 megawatt to the Mindanao grid by 2015.