THE competitive bidding for the 850-megawatt (MW) renewable energy (RE) mid-merit requirement of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) was declared a failure last Thursday by the Third-Party Bids and Awards Committee (TPBAC). There was no bid offer received on the April 5 deadline to challenge the unsolicited proposal of Terra…
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL
May 9 is less than two months away, that day when we troop to the election booths and choose our next President. And from where I sit, it looks like it’ll be a scorching hot summer day when emotions will be running high, and our immediate future will
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said Thursday it has energized a temporary Bohol-Leyte transmission link meant to restore interconnection between the two areas. The grid operator said the two special towers of the Ubay-C.P. Garcia 138kV Line toppled by Typhoon Odette have been restored and energized ahead…
Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corp. (SPNEC) has bagged the power contract to supply Angeles Electric Corp. (AEC), the third largest distribution utility in Luzon, for 10 years. Under the signed Renewable Power Supply Agreement (PSA), SPNEC will provide approximately 97.8 megawatt hour (MWh) per day to AEC from 6 a.m.…
The grid operator has moved to a later date the competitive selection process (CSP) for interested ancillary service providers that will supply reserves to the country s grids, around a week after issuing a call for bids.