SBPL switches on PH’s most advanced coal power plant; boosts Luzon supply with 500 MW
San Buenaventura Power Ltd. Co. (SBPL) on Wednesday marked the commercial operations of its new 500-Megawatt (MW) supercritical coal-fired power plant with a Switch-On Celebration led by Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte. In his speech, President Duterte...
ERC issues provisional operating license to 500-MW Meralco plant
By Myrna M. Velasco | Manila Bulletin Amid tight supply scare, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) had fast-tracked the issuance of a provisional authority (PA) to temporarily serve as the license-to-operate for the 500-megawatt (MW) San Buenaventura power...
Quezon power plant gets ERC green light to operate
By Victor V. Saulon | Business World MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) has secured provisional authority from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to start operating San Buenaventura Power Ltd.’s (SBPL) 500-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant and provide baseload...