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                    [Title] => NG urged to hasten Napocor sale
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Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion is urging the government to fast track the privatization of the National Power Corp. (Napocor)’s generating assets to gain open access and retail competition by 2008.


Concepcion said if the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) would follow its privatization program, it should sell more than 70 percent of its generating assets within the year.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 372692 [Title] => PSALM sets pre-bidding for Manila thermal power plant [Summary] => The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) has set the pre-bidding schedule for the Manila Thermal Power Plant (MTPP) on Jan. 8 next year.

PSALM said its Privatization, Bids and Award Committee will start issuing bid packages on Dec. 4 to 8, although the schedule of the bidding proper has yet to be determined.

If the bidding pushes through early next year, the second round of bidding for the sale will include the MTPP’s equipment, components, auxiliaries and accessories at Isla de Provisor, Paco, Manila.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 359337 [Title] => Chinese firms among 40 bidders for 2 power plants [Summary] => At least 40 foreign and local companies have expressed interest in bidding for the two decommissioned plants of the National Power Corp. (Napocor) set to be auctioned off within this year, a ranking Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) official said.

PSALM vice president for asset management and disposal Froilan Tampinco said most of the interested bidders are Chinese firms.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 299568 [Title] => PSALM to bid out 360-MW Magat hydropower plant before yearend [Summary] => The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) will bid out the 360-megawatt (MW) Magat hydropower plant in Isabela by the latter part of this year.

PSALM, an entity tasked to privatize the transmission and generation assets of the state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor), said interested parties can start their due diligence on the plant on Oct. 10. A pre-bid conference is also scheduled on Oct. 25. The actual bidding process, however, is yet to be announced.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 295571 [Title] => Government may sell only 4 more power plants this year [Summary] => The government is likely to sell only four more power plants in the remaining months of the year, the country’s top energy official said.

In a report presented during the recent mid-year economic briefing, Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said they expect the second round of bidding for the 225-megawatt (MW) Bataan Thermal power plant to be held within this month.

The Batangas-based 600-MW Calaca coal-fired power facility, on the other hand, would be undertaking a rebidding by October.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 275256 [Title] => Napocor to put newly conditioned 600-MW Calaca power plant onstream [Summary] => The National Power Corp. (Napocor) will put the newly-conditioned 600-megawatt (MW) Calaca coal-fired power plant in Batangas onstream by tomorrow in preparation for the power plant’s privatization on May 18.

Napocor shut down Calaca’s operations last January and undertook a 75-day thorough maintenance process for the plant.

Calaca is the second big coal-fired power plant to be auctioned off by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) after the successful bidding of the 600-MW Masinloc power facility in Zambales last December.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 271632 [Title] => PNOC-EDC seeks advance from proceeds of sale [Summary] => The PNOC-Energy Development Corp. (EDC) wants its financial advisor to advance the proceeds to be raised from the company’s privatization to support its bid for the geothermal power plants of the National Power Corp. (Napocor).

EDC president and CEO Paul Aquino said they would ask CLSA Exchange Capital to immediately come up with a mechanism to raise the much-needed funds as the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) has apparently decided to sell Napocor’s geothermal power facilities ahead of schedule.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 271163 [Title] => 19 power plants up for bidding this year [Summary] => The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) will bid out 19 power plants this year in an effort to hasten the privatization process and pave the way for the operation of the wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) and open access.

PSALM vice president for asset management Froilan Tampinco said with this, they are encouraging interested investors to conduct their preliminary reviews and obtain a better appreciation of the power plants to be sold even before the formal start of the sale process.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263280 [Title] => Mirant joins bandwagon of bidders for Masinloc coal-fired power plant [Summary] => Mirant Philippines Inc., the local unit of the Atlanta-based energy giant, has joined the bandwagon of interested parties in bidding for the 600-megawatt (MW) Masinloc coal-fired power plant in Zambales.

The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM), which oversees the privatization of the assets of the National Power Corp. (Napocor), said Mirant is among 21 foreign and local companies interested in acquiring the Masinloc facility, one of the country’s largest power plants.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263026 [Title] => More bidders line up for Masinloc power plant [Summary] => The number of interested bidders for the 600-megawatt (MW) Masinloc coal-fired power plant in Zambales has increased to 21 from the previous 17, a Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) official said.

In an interview with the STAR, PSALM vice president Froilan Tampinco said this is a positive development as they prepare to conduct the pre-bidding for the power plant on Sept. 1 and the bidding proper on Oct. 27.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => NG urged to hasten Napocor sale
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Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion is urging the government to fast track the privatization of the National Power Corp. (Napocor)’s generating assets to gain open access and retail competition by 2008.


Concepcion said if the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) would follow its privatization program, it should sell more than 70 percent of its generating assets within the year.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 372692 [Title] => PSALM sets pre-bidding for Manila thermal power plant [Summary] => The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) has set the pre-bidding schedule for the Manila Thermal Power Plant (MTPP) on Jan. 8 next year.

PSALM said its Privatization, Bids and Award Committee will start issuing bid packages on Dec. 4 to 8, although the schedule of the bidding proper has yet to be determined.

If the bidding pushes through early next year, the second round of bidding for the sale will include the MTPP’s equipment, components, auxiliaries and accessories at Isla de Provisor, Paco, Manila.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 359337 [Title] => Chinese firms among 40 bidders for 2 power plants [Summary] => At least 40 foreign and local companies have expressed interest in bidding for the two decommissioned plants of the National Power Corp. (Napocor) set to be auctioned off within this year, a ranking Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) official said.

PSALM vice president for asset management and disposal Froilan Tampinco said most of the interested bidders are Chinese firms.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 299568 [Title] => PSALM to bid out 360-MW Magat hydropower plant before yearend [Summary] => The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) will bid out the 360-megawatt (MW) Magat hydropower plant in Isabela by the latter part of this year.

PSALM, an entity tasked to privatize the transmission and generation assets of the state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor), said interested parties can start their due diligence on the plant on Oct. 10. A pre-bid conference is also scheduled on Oct. 25. The actual bidding process, however, is yet to be announced.
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In a report presented during the recent mid-year economic briefing, Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said they expect the second round of bidding for the 225-megawatt (MW) Bataan Thermal power plant to be held within this month.

The Batangas-based 600-MW Calaca coal-fired power facility, on the other hand, would be undertaking a rebidding by October.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 275256 [Title] => Napocor to put newly conditioned 600-MW Calaca power plant onstream [Summary] => The National Power Corp. (Napocor) will put the newly-conditioned 600-megawatt (MW) Calaca coal-fired power plant in Batangas onstream by tomorrow in preparation for the power plant’s privatization on May 18.

Napocor shut down Calaca’s operations last January and undertook a 75-day thorough maintenance process for the plant.

Calaca is the second big coal-fired power plant to be auctioned off by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) after the successful bidding of the 600-MW Masinloc power facility in Zambales last December.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 271632 [Title] => PNOC-EDC seeks advance from proceeds of sale [Summary] => The PNOC-Energy Development Corp. (EDC) wants its financial advisor to advance the proceeds to be raised from the company’s privatization to support its bid for the geothermal power plants of the National Power Corp. (Napocor).

EDC president and CEO Paul Aquino said they would ask CLSA Exchange Capital to immediately come up with a mechanism to raise the much-needed funds as the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) has apparently decided to sell Napocor’s geothermal power facilities ahead of schedule.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 271163 [Title] => 19 power plants up for bidding this year [Summary] => The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) will bid out 19 power plants this year in an effort to hasten the privatization process and pave the way for the operation of the wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) and open access.

PSALM vice president for asset management Froilan Tampinco said with this, they are encouraging interested investors to conduct their preliminary reviews and obtain a better appreciation of the power plants to be sold even before the formal start of the sale process.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263280 [Title] => Mirant joins bandwagon of bidders for Masinloc coal-fired power plant [Summary] => Mirant Philippines Inc., the local unit of the Atlanta-based energy giant, has joined the bandwagon of interested parties in bidding for the 600-megawatt (MW) Masinloc coal-fired power plant in Zambales.

The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM), which oversees the privatization of the assets of the National Power Corp. (Napocor), said Mirant is among 21 foreign and local companies interested in acquiring the Masinloc facility, one of the country’s largest power plants.
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In an interview with the STAR, PSALM vice president Froilan Tampinco said this is a positive development as they prepare to conduct the pre-bidding for the power plant on Sept. 1 and the bidding proper on Oct. 27.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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