THE Social Security System (SSS), through the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to bar the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) from taking over a property in Pasay City.
Jul 102017
May 242017
THE Department of Energy (DoE) has ordered the participation of the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) in the preparation, review and evaluation of the country’s transmission development plan (TDP), an activity that in past administrations has been taken on solely by National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP).
Apr 182017
POWER system operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) will be building a new transmission backbone to carry added power capacity in Mindanao at a cost of P6.86 billion, details of the decision released by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) show.
Apr 102017
LUZON lost a total of 1,647 megawatts (MW) when an intensity six earthquake hit on Saturday with Mabini, Batangas as epicenter, causing several power plants to trip simultaneously, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said on Monday.
Aug 022013
MANILA, July 31 (Mabuhay) — Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla has ordered the reconnection of Albay Electric Cooperative (Aleco) to the national power grid by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Albay on Tuesday experienced a blackout after National Grid Corp. of the Philippines cut off power supply to Aleco due to the cooperative’s debts to power generators. The […]
Jul 192013
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the request of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), the country’s power transmission service provider, for the P721-million rehabilitation of power facilities in Mindanao.
May 092013
Despite the power outage that hit Luzon last Wednesday, the Department of Energy is not keen on reviving the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant to shore up the country’s energy reserves. Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla on Thursday evening said the BNPP lacks the capacity to meet present-day demand levels for energy, and may have safety problems if it is upgraded. “During that time (1970s), I would say dati (ang power capacity natin) mga 5,000 to 6,000 megawatts. Ngayon itong plant na ito is 400 megawatts. ‘Pag ikaw nagdagdag ng 400 megawatts sa 5,000 megawatts, napakalaking bagay. Ngayon, ang 400 megawatts parang balewala kung 16,000 megawatts ang present capacity, katiting na lang,” Petilla said in an interview on dzBB. Today, figures from the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines shows the demand for energy in Luzon alone is already 8,567 megawatts, more than 20 times the BNPP’s 400 megawatts. Petilla said they are aware of suggestions from some sectors to revive the BNPP, which was mothballed after the 1986 EDSA Revolution. He said the plant had been paid for and needs only the reactors to run. Yet, he said that if it were to be useful, it should be upgraded to have a capacity of 2,000 megawatts. “Ang problema, ang nuclear power plant na ito luma na… So wala nang cost benefit…. Kung 400 megawatts, napakaliit ng capacity at napakalaki ng risk,” he said. The DOE earlier said it is taking steps to prevent a repeat of Wednesday’s power outage, especially Read More …