November 23, 2010

Why Peco gets conservative with new power supply contract

Posted in business/investments/economy, economy, energy/power, Iloilo news, infrastructure tagged , , , , , at 10:45 pm by Kiko Franz

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

RABID opposition by parties riling against additional power sources in Panay may have forced Panay Electric Co. (Peco) to be conservative in contracting power from the coal-fired power plant of Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC).

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November 15, 2010

‘Peco’s supply contract with PEDC conservative’

Posted in business/investments/economy, economy, energy/power, Iloilo news tagged , , , , , , , at 9:41 am by Kiko Franz

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

IS Panay Electric Co.’s (Peco) power supply deal with Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC) enough to cover present and future power demands of Iloilo City?

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November 5, 2010

Coal plant test run slated

Posted in business/investments/economy, economy, energy/power, environment, Iloilo news, infrastructure tagged , , , , , at 11:11 am by Kiko Franz

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE contractor of the 164-megawatt coal-fired power plant in LaPaz, Iloilo City will test run the facility’s first unit next week en route to its actual commercial operations next year.

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