Calaca power plant to be formally turned over to DMCI Power

12/02/2009 | 09:54 PM

On Thursday, a Calaca, Batangas power plant will be turned over to DMCI Power Corp., whose affiliate provides coal supplies to the same facility. This was announced by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (Psalm), the state-led agency tasked to sell the government’s power assets. . More..

DMCI unit puts up new firm for power business

LISTED Semirara Mining Corp., the coal mining arm of Consunji-led DMCI Holdings Inc., secured the corporate regulator’s approval to set up a new firm to spearhead operations of the group’s recently acquired 600-megawatt (MW) Calaca coal-fired power plant in Batangas province. More..

Water, nonproperty units boost DMCI 9-month profit

THE holding firm for the Consunji family’s primary business assets more than doubled profits for first nine months of the year, buoyed by its water company alongside subsidiaries in construction, manufacturing and mining which offset the slowdown in its property segment.. More..

Friday, October 9, 2009 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES

DMCI to operate Benguet nickel mine

DMCI MINING CORP., a subsidiary of listed Semirara Mining Corp., has signed a deal with Benguet Corp. for mining operations in a nickel mine in Zambales.

This came after the Consunji-led DMCI Mining suspended nickel and ore mining activities in the province last July largely due to the prevailing low nickel prices in the world market. More..

Maynilad sets record performance under MPIC-DMCI

By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes

(The Philippine Star)
Updated September 27, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Barely three years under new management, Maynilad Water Services Inc. has made significant improvements in water and sewerage services in the west zone of the Greater Manila Area - registering record performance under its new owners. More..

Toll road project to cost P19B

By Doris Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 23:06:00 09/17/2009

THE CONSORTIUM LED BY SAN Miguel and Consunji groups will need P19.4 billion in equity and financing to complete the 88-kilometer Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway. The toll road project is expected to cut by half the travel time from Manila to Baguio. More..

Maynilad extends contract, confirming earlier GMANews.TV report

09/15/2009 | 07:57 PM

Metro Manila’s water agency has approved the contract extension of Maynilad Water Services Inc. (MWSI), confirming an earlier GMANews.TV report that was denied by a senior official at that time. More..