Power firms welcome gov’t review of NGCP

The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association Inc. (Pippa), an organization of the country’s energy generation companies, on Wednesday welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s disclosure in his State of the Nation Address (Sona) last Monday that the government will conduct a performance review of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

Malaysia increases green energy tariff for residential, industrial consumers

Malaysia has increased the green energy tariff for residential and industrial consumers through the Green Electricity Tariff (GET) program. The government is offering 4,500 GWh of power to residential and industrial customers each year. These customers will be charged an additional MYR 0.281 ($0.062) for each kilowatt-hour of renewable energy that is purchased.