Showing posts with label investments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label investments. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Why Peco gets conservative with new power supply contract

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).

POWER FOR ILOILO CITY

Coal plant still on load test but now mitigating outages

By Tara Yap

LONG power outages may now be mitigated as the region’s first-coal fired power plant is currently generating 50% of its capacity after successfully synchronizing its system to the grid and Panay Electric Company, Iloilo City’s lone power distributor.

Jalaur project funding in nat’l budget

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

PART of the P17.5-billion “private public partnership” (PPP) fund can be used in the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project (JRMPP) of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).

Friday, November 5, 2010

Coal plant test run slated

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.

Friday, October 29, 2010

CASINO LOOMS



CASINO AT AMIGO Slot machines, dice, and card games may become a fixture at the Amigo Hotel and mall if a casino opens up in Iloilo City. (Photo by Tara Yap)




 Mabilog registers no objection
By Francis Allan L. Angelo

IT appears that the slot machines will just serve as precursor to the ultimate operation of a casino in the heart of Iloilo City.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

W V aims as RP's forerunner in bio-fuel, renewable energy

BROWNOUTS may be minimized for the people of Western Visayas with the pouring in of renewable and bio-energy projects in the region.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Capitol forays into BPO, mulls big time projects

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE Iloilo provincial government will venture in the burgeoning information technology (IT) and business processes outsourcing (BPO) sectors by developing sites for locators under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme proposed by the Aquino administration.