Stiff competition seen in power sector

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/04/2016

THE Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) recently reflected an increase in registered capacities of generating units in the Visayas Grid, signaling stiffer competition within the power sector. Melinda Ocampo, president of the Philippine Energy Market Corp. (PEMC),…

Two Iloilo coal-fired plants to boost power in Visayas

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/27/2016

New power plants can add at least 200 MW to Visayas grid when completed Two coal-fired power plants set to operate within the year are seen to boost the capacity of the Visayas Grid and offset supply…

VECO eyes mobile, electronic bill collections system

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/20/2016

NUMEROUS complaints about long queues of customers transacting business at their existing offices such as the SM City Cebu office have prompted the Visayan Electric Co. (VECO) to consider going mobile and electronic in the customers’ bills…

Plan to re-bid opposed

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/14/2016

While SPC Power Corp. believes the government will eventually re-bid the Naga Power Plant Complex (NPPC), an Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) executive said the facility should not be placed on the auction block again. Jaime Jose Aboitiz,…

SPC Power plans to bid for Naga complex again

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/31/2016

SHOULD the Naga Power Plant Complex (NPPC) be placed on the auction block now , its current operator SPC Power Corp. would be willing to participate in the bidding process anew. SPC chairman Alfredo Henares told stockholders…

New genset to solve woes

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/19/2016

The independent power distributor of Bantayan Island in northern Cebu plans to buy a generator set to address the power supply problem on the island. Engineer Lee Rivera, general manager of the Bantayan Electric Cooperative Inc. (Banelco),…

KIDS AT RISK

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/24/2016

Priests worried that only a wall separates  kids with special needs from proposed Ludo coal plant On most afternoons, more than 30 children with special ailments and special needs take their nap inside cribs at the Little…

Solar power plant rises in San Carlos, Negros Occidental

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/19/2016

A SUBSIDIARY of Aboitiz Power Corp. Inaugurated its first solar power plant in San Carlos Negros Occidental today. The 59-MW San Carlos Sun Power Inc. is projected to deliver 82 GWh of renewable energy to the Visayas…

Expect more power outages

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/16/2016

Cebuanos can expect more power interruptions within the coming days. Because no maintenance work will be allowed a week before the elections up to when election-related activities are over, the Visayan Electric Company (Veco) will do its…

YELLOW ALERT AND HEAT

Marites Villamor Ilano, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/15/2016

Cebu is still in the middle of a water crisis resulting from a prolonged dry spell and it is about to face another concern, a low power reserve. Cebu, and the rest of the Visayas, have been…

Enough power to connect to radio

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/26/2016

A SOLAR panel, the size of the lid of a shoe box, supplies power to the Ofqueria family enough to enable them to listen to their favorite radio dramas in the morning. At night, generator sets provide…

Aboitiz Group reports profit decline

Marites Villamor Ilano 03/09/2016

Power still biggest contributor; real estate arm sets P4.6 billion capital expenditure Despite a higher profit in the fourth quarter of 2015, Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) reported a 4-percent decline in its consolidated net income last…

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