GN Power Ltd. of the Netherlands is asking the Department of Energy for approval for its plans to put up a wind project in Bataan that could generate up to 300 megawatts of power. Energy Assistant Secretary Mario Marasigan said GN Power has a pending application for a wind project with the Energy Department but [...]
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GN Power to Set Up Wind Energy Project as Part of 2,700-MW Complex (9/23/2010)
Posted in Manila Bulletin News, tagged Generation, Investments, Renewable energy, Wind energy on September 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
American owner of Masinloc plant to add 60MW of capacity (9/23/2010)
Posted in Business World News, tagged Coal, Generation, Investments, Masinloc, Power supply on September 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
PRESIDENT Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III is scheduled to meet top executives of American power producer AES Corp. Wednesday in New York (Thursday in Manila) to discuss the expansion of the Masinloc power plant in Zambales. “[There will be an] increase in capacity. They are looking to expand capacity [of the power plant to] 660 [...]
Aboitiz proposes four new hydropower plants (4/23/2010)
Posted in Business World News, tagged Aboitiz, Generation, Hydro energy, Investments, Mindanao on September 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Aboitiz unit Hedcor, Inc. is finalizing plans for four more hydroelectric plants with generating capacity of roughly 40 megawatts (MW). Two of the new plants will be along Sibulan River in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, where the company is already operating a 26.5-MW hydropower facility. The other two will be in Compostela Valley and [...]
Dutch firm mulls 300-megawatt wind farm in Bataan (9/22/2010)
Posted in Philippine Star News, tagged Generation, Investments, Renewable energy, Wind energy on September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dutch firm GN Power Ltd. is exploring the possibility of building a 300-megawatt (MW) wind farm facility in Bataan, an energy official said. Mario Marasigan, Department of Energy (DOE) assistant secretary said GN Power has applied to undertake the wind project but has yet to complete the documents required by the DOE. “GN Power has an application [...]
Kepco-SPC seeks coal for its 200-MW power plant (9/22/2010)
Posted in Inquirer News, tagged Coal, Generation, Kepco on September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
KEPCO-SPC POWER Corp. (KSPC), a joint venture between Korea Electric Power Corp. and SPC Power Corp., is in search of suppliers who can provide 320,000 metric tons of steaming coal yearly for its 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Naga, Cebu. According to its bidding documents, KSPC hopes to forge a 10-year supply agreement either with direct [...]
San Miguel putting up coal, LNG power plants (9/20/2010)
Posted in Inquirer News, tagged Coal, Generation, Investments, LNG, San Miguel on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Diversifying conglomerate San Miguel Corp. has started preparations for a $6-billion capital rollout for coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) power generating facilities that can produce an additional 3,000 megawatts of electricity. In an interview with the Inquirer, San Miguel president Ramon S. Ang said the company intended to sign an agreement with LNG fuel and [...]
Mindanao needs 500 MW in non-hydro power capacity (9/20/2010)
Posted in Inquirer News, tagged Coal, Generation, Hydro energy, Mindanao, Power supply on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Energy Secretary Jose Rene D. Almendras wants the Mindanao grid to have at least 500 megawatts (MW) in baseload generation capacity from non-hydro sources such as coal, to insulate the island from severe power outages and unstable supply in the near future. “Our problem in Mindanao is our overdependence on hydropower,” Almendras said. With climate [...]
Aboitiz opens hydro plant, eyes coal (9/17/2010)
Posted in Business World News, tagged Aboitiz, Coal, Generation, Hydro energy, Mindanao on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
LISTED ABOITIZ Power Corp. opened its new hydroelectric power plant in Davao yesterday, in a bid to meet increasing power demand in the region. The 42.5-megawatt (MW) Sibulan hydropower plant in Davao del Sur was formally launched yesterday with President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III as guest of honor. Aboitiz Power President and Chief Executive [...]
382 Applicants Waiting for RE Contracts (9/15/2010)
Posted in Manila Bulletin News, tagged Generation, Investments, Renewable energy on September 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Department of Energy (DoE) still has 382 applications for renewable energy contracts to process. In a report, Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said 255 applications are for hydro electric power; 62 for wind energy; 23 for biomass; 21 for geothermal; 18 for ocean energy; and 3 are solar power projects. Since last year, the [...]
SMC raises stake in power, to put up 150-MW plant (9/16/2010)
Posted in Inquirer News, tagged Generation, Investments, LNG, San Miguel on September 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
DIVERSIFYING San Miguel Corp. plans to put up a 150-megawatt power plant in Ilocos Norte as part of its plan to create a nationwide network of power plants fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG). In an interview, San Miguel president Ramon Ang said the installation of additional power generating capacity in Ilocos Norte would help [...]
