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                    [Title] => SunPower inaugurates solar wafer plant today
                    [Summary] => SunPower Philippines Manufacturing Limited inaugurates today its $300-million solar  wafer manufacturing plant inside the Laguna Technopark in Biñan, Laguna.


President Arroyo, Energy Secretary Vicente S. Perez, Trade Secretary Cesar V. Purisima together with the high officials of SunPower Corp. TJ Rodgers, chairman; Thomas Werner, chief executive officer; Minh Pham, vice-president for worldwide manufacturing; and Gregory Reichow, SunPower Philippines plant manager, will lead the inauguration rites.


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This was stated by Energy Secretary Vicente S. Perez who said the creation of an "empowered consumer group" is mandated under Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EIRA).


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                    [Title] => Conversion of Limay plant to LNG-fired facility faces hurdle
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Alstom Philippines Inc. operates the Limay plant, an independent power producer (IPP) of the National Power Corp. (Napocor).


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                    [Title] => Private sector representation in IPP review teams pushed
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Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) chairman Raul T. Concepcion said he would recommend to the National Government that the IPP negotiating teams include at least one  private sector representative each.


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                    [Title] => Napocor seeks Palace nod for sale of lots
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The properties are located in the Mile Long commercial complex and Ecology Village. They have a combined area of nearly 12 hectares and are occupied by several commercial and residential establishments including the Mile Long commercial complex, Ecology Village, Sunvar Plaza, the Makati fire department and post office, and the parking lot of Don Bosco College.


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PSE officials said several firms are already ripe for listing, among them the Malampaya natural gas operator Shell Philippines Exploration Inc., First Gas Holdings, petroleum giants Pilipinas Shell and Caltex, and PNOC-Energy Corp.


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"Within the month, we might have something to announce about the oil depot (in Pandacan)," Energy Secretary Vicente S. Perez said in an interview.


The City Council of Manila has threatened not to renew the license of the three oil companies – Petron Corp. Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., and Caltex Philippines Inc. – occuppying the 30-hectare oil terminal.


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In his first press conference, newly installed Energy Secretary Vicente S. Perez said that the mandatory rate reduction stipulated in Republic Act (RA) 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, covers the month of July.


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SunPower inaugurates solar wafer plant today

March 18, 2004 - 12:00am

SunPower Philippines Manufacturing Limited inaugurates today its $300-million solar wafer manufacturing plant inside the Laguna Technopark in Biñan, Laguna. President Arroyo, Energy Secretary Vicente S....

Business

DOE set to launch fuel efficiency campaign

November 12, 2002 - 12:00am

The Department of Energy (DOE) is expected to launch a nationwide program on fuel efficiency, starting off with a labeling program on the fuel economy ratings of Asian Utility Vehicles (AUVs).

Business

Tilting the balance of power in the electricity sector

August 3, 2002 - 12:00am

Electric power consumers – whether households or industrial users – have the power of choice in a modernized industry that will generate, supply and distribute electricity more efficiently. This was stated...

Business

Conversion of Limay plant to LNG-fired facility faces hurdle

By Ted P. Torres | July 22, 2002 - 12:00am

Government should first sell the 620-megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant in Limay, Bataan before it can be converted into a natural gas-fired plant, according to its present operators. Alstom Philippines Inc....

Business

Private sector representation in IPP review teams pushed

By Ted P. Torres | July 19, 2002 - 12:00am

The teams that will renegotiate the contracts with independent power producers (IPPs) must include private sector representatives to ensure transparency, the leaders of a trade group said yesterday. Federation of...

Business

Napocor seeks Palace nod for sale of lots

By Ted P. Torres | July 17, 2002 - 12:00am

The National Power Corp. (Napocor) is urging Malacañang to act with dispatch on a proposal to sell high value real properties in Makati City. The properties are located in the Mile Long commercial complex...

Business

PSE asks DOE to ‘crack whip’ on energy firms up for listing

By Christina Mendez | July 12, 2002 - 12:00am

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to "crack the whip" on energy companies that have been deemed eligible for public listing in an effort to open these firms to...

Business

Perez sees resolution of Pandacan oil depot relocation issue this month

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | May 18, 2002 - 12:00am

The Department of Energy (DOE) hopes to resolve before the end of the month the issue of relocating the Pandacan oil depot. "Within the month, we might have something to announce about the oil depot (in Pandacan),"...

Business

Power rate cut of 30¢/kwh to be reflected in August billing

By Ted P. Torres | June 17, 2001 - 12:00am

The 30-centavo per kilowatthour (kwh) rate reduction in the electricity bill of residential customers will appear in the August billing covering the July period this year, according to the new energy secretary. In...

Business

Power rate cut of 30¢/kwh to be reflected in August billing

By Ted P. Torres | June 17, 2001 - 12:00am

The 30-centavo per kilowatthour (kwh) rate reduction in the electricity bill of residential customers will appear in the August billing covering the July period this year, according to the new energy secretary. In...

Business