Control of Philippines’ Wholesale Electricity Spot Market moves to independent operator
The Philippines’ electricity market has undergone major reform, with the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) passing from state control to a newly formed independent body. The transition was formally undertaken on September 26, with the creation of the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) in line with the aim of the Electric Power […]
Country’s first solar power plant to start operations in Magwe
The country’s first solar power plant will start operating in November, U Maung Maung Kyaw, chief engineer of the Electric Supply Enterprise, said. The power plant, in Minbu township, Magwe Region, is expected to produce 40 megawatts initially but will produce 170MW once fully operational, according to U Maung Maung Kyaw. “Because this is our […]
Crude palm oil for power considered
The Energy Ministry is considering using a surplus of crude palm oil this year to replace fossil fuels for power generation at two state-run plants in Chachoengsao and Ratchaburi. The tentative plan is to be implemented at Bang Pakong power plant, owned by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), and Ratchaburi power plant, owned […]
Cusi pitches for nuclear at ASEAN
Philippine Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi was the lone minister who made a pitch for nuclear option for the Southeast Asian region in this week’s 36th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) in Singapore. SHARING PH’S ELECTRIFICATION AGENDA WITH ASEAN – Philippine Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi (3rd from right) has shared to participants at […]
Customers always come first for TNB
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): Malaysia leapt nine places to 15th spot from 24th previously among 190 economies worldwide in the World Bank’s “Doing Business 2019 Report” last week, a resounding testimony of the ongoing reforms in the country. Malaysia’s reforms in the past year covering six areas, including securing electricity, resulted in the dramatic jump […]
Dams threaten traditional way of life in Mekong Basin
PHNOM PENH — Sak Seam, 69, chief of Chnok Tru, a village in central Cambodia, is worried. The floating village of about 1,700 households is located on a tributary of the Mekong River. “The villagers will be unable to survive if the fish catch decreases further,” he said. […]
DC fast charging for electric vehicles to be launched in Singapore
It will be priced at 40 cents per kWh. Singaporean company ComfortDelGro will introduce a Direct Current (DC) fast charging service for electric vehicles (EV) in Singapore. According to an announcement, the Terra 54 CG charging station, which will be operated by ComfortDelGro Engineering and global EV charging software provider, Greenlots, can fully charge up […]
Delta Offshore Energy developing LNG-to-power project in Vietnam
Delta Offshore Energy PTE Ltd (DOE) has announced that, earlier this year, it signed a memorandum of agreement with the Bac Lieu Party Chairman. DOE is the lead developer for the only 3000 MW LNG-to-power project in Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam. This agreement solely allows the company and its consortium to build, own and operate […]
Dennis Uy investing in PXP Energy
PXP ENERGY CORP. is raising P7.11 billion from the subscription of its shares by affiliate Philex Mining Corp., and a holding firm owned by businessman Dennis A. Uy. In a disclosure on Thursday, the crude oil and natural gas explorer said its board of directors had approved the subscription by Uy’s Dennison Holdings Corp. to […]
DENR issues ECC for La Union coal plant project
The project faces opposition from residents and environmental groups in La Union. MANILA, Philippines – Global Luzon Energy Development Corporation (GLEDC), the proponent of the 670-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Luna town in La Union, has obtained an environmental compliance certificate (ECC) issued by the environment department’s Environmental Management Bureau (EMB). With an ECC, GLEDC […]