THE COUNTRY’S power system requires sourcing up to 80% of its electricity from baseload or largely coal-fired power facilities, while 17% is needed from mid-merit plants and only 3% from peaking plants or those that run when there is high demand, officials of the Department of Energy (DoE) said. “We would like to emphasize that…
Month: August 2016
New energy plan, including RE expansion, readied
THE Department of Energy (DoE) said the energy plan it is crafting for the years 2016 through 2030 will be guided by what it called “nine strategic directions,” which among others aim to link up Mindanao to Luzon’s and Visayas’ grid. The number one direction is to ensure energy security, said Richie R. Pilares, DoE…
Calaca plant’s units 3, 4 start commercial operation
A SUBSIDIARY of Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) has started the commercial operation of the third and fourth units of its coal-fired power plant in Calaca, Batangas on Aug. 26, the Consunji-led company said. The plant, which is under SMPC’s Southwest Luzon Power Generation Corp., is currently running at a capacity of 140 megawatts…
Silliman University launches solar rooftop facility
Silliman University in Dumaguete City has formally launched its solar power facility. The 200-kilowatt solar power facility is installed on the rooftop of the school’s Luce Building. According to Silliman University president Dr. Ben Malayang, the electricity generated by the project will be used for the lighting and air conditioning system of the Luce auditorium….
DOE, PSME sign pact to conduct audit of power facilities
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers (PSME) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to boost the DOE’s technical audit of the country’s generation, transmission, and distribution facilities. The MOA was signed August 25 at the Energy department’s Central Office in Taguig City, the DOE said in a statement Saturday….
Meralco starts new system in September rerouting power to lessen impact of outage
THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will start implementing next month its Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS), which would integrate the function of an outage and its distribution management systems. Read more here.
Meralco, Osaka Gas LNG joint venture to await FS completion
TALKS between Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. of Japan and the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for a possible joint venture in a power project involving liquefied natural gas (LNG) would have to take a back seat pending results of their respective feasibility studies. Meralco President Oscar Reyes said the direction toward renewable energy, limited gas sources…
ERC okays NGCP’s Mindanao 230-kV transmission project
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the application of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) for the implementation of its Mindanao 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission backbone project. The project will enable transmission facilities traversing the northern to the southern corridors of Mindanao to accommodate the entry of new power plants and allow existing…
Cusi: Government revisiting BNPP
The government is checking on the mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant (BNPP) as it considers using the facility to help improve the country’s energy mix, according to Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi. In a briefing, Cusi said a team would be sent to inspect the BNPP on Thursday “to determine its present status.” He said the…
PSPA asks ERC to correct payment system under net metering
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) was asked to clear out issues in the payment system of distribution utilities (DUs) to homeowners with solar rooftops under the net metering program. In a position paper filed yesterday, the Philippine Solar Power Alliance (PSPA) said the current payment mechanism needs to be corrected since it is contrary to…
NGCP to complete Visayas interconnection project by 2019
The oversupply situation arising over development of solar power plants in Negros Island will be solved once the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) completes an interconnection project in the Visayas region in 2019. The grid operator is currently working on the three-phased Cebu-Negros-Panay (CNP) Interconnection Project which will solve the Negros oversupply for…
NGCP eyes recovery of P3.14 M from Luzon customers
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking regulatory approval to recover a total of P3.14 million from Luzon customers incurred from the damage caused by Typhoon Ineng. The grid operator filed an application with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for a provisional approval for the collection of the force majeure (FM) pass-through…
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