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                    [Title] => DOE urged to stop sale of Zambales power plant
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Pimentel was concerned by allegations that the winning bidder, YNN Pacific Consortium Inc., lacked the capital and track record to operate the plant.


He claimed that YNN Pacific, identified as an Australian—Filipino company, had a paid-up capital of only P625,000 and a maximum capitalization of P10 million.


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This early, the government is already looking at a regulatory framework that will govern 3G, or the third generation of wireless communication technology.


So what is 3G? It refers to pending improvements in wireless data and voice communications through any of a variety of proposed standards. The immediate goal is to raise transmission speeds from 9.5K to 2M bit/sec.


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                    [Summary] => Korean Power Corp. (Kepco) and Trans-Asia Power Generation Corp. have signified their interest to build new power plants in the country.


At the sidelines of the 4th Annual Philippine Business Outlook Conference sponsored by the Knowledge Institute yesterday, Energy Secretary Vincent Perez said Kepco and Trans-Asia, a 50-50 joint venture between Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp. and Union Cement Corp., have expresed their respective intentions to set up new power facilities in the country.


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                    [Title] => Lopez-owned First Generation to dispose of 40% of shares
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Ten percent will be raised through an initial public offering.  The balance 30 percent will be sold to foreign investors based in Hong Kong and the United States,  with each investor group allowed to buy a  maximum of 10 percent.


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The rates of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) may go down by as much as 30
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In an investors' report on the Lopez-run First Philippine Holdings Inc.,
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Cazenove & Co. said the entry of the Sta Rita's first block (500-MW) alone
"'is expected to pare down Meralco's rate by P0.15 per Kwh and approximately
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Meet your future

By Don Jaucian | August 20, 2015 - 10:00am

Life isn’t exactly a Buzzfeed listicle anymore. Take it from ‘30 Rock’s Jenna Maroney.

Young Star

DOE urged to stop sale of Zambales power plant

By Jose Rodel Clapano | December 12, 2004 - 12:00am

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. asked the Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday to withhold approval of the sale of the 600 megawatt coal-fired power plant of the National Power Corp. (Napocor) in Masinloc,...

Headlines

Are we ready for the future?

March 31, 2004 - 12:00am

Are Filipinos ready for the wireless next wave? This early, the government is already looking at a regulatory framework that will govern 3G, or the third generation of wireless communication technology. So what...

Business

Korean Power, Trans-Asia mull new power plants in RP

July 25, 2003 - 12:00am

Korean Power Corp. (Kepco) and Trans-Asia Power Generation Corp. have signified their interest to build new power plants in the country. At the sidelines of the 4th Annual Philippine Business Outlook Conference...

Business

Lopez-owned First Generation to dispose of 40% of shares

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | April 24, 2001 - 12:00am

First Generation Holdings Corp. (FGHC) will try again this year to sell up to 40 percent of its shares, president Peter Garrucho said over the weekend. Ten percent will be raised through an initial public offering....

Business

Meralco rates seen to drop by 30¢/Kwh

By Ted P. Torres | February 14, 2000 - 12:00am

The rates of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) may go down by as much as 30 centavos per kilowatt hour once the 1,000-megawatt (MW) Sta. Rita gas-fired power plant goes into commission. In an investors' report on...

Business