December 29, 2015

Where does an 800 lb Gorilla Sit? Anywhere it wants to!

By David Celestra Tan Co-convenor, Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. 18 August 2014   Wikipedia says “800 pound gorilla” is an American English expression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the […]
December 26, 2015

Men’s Top 10 Ways to Reduce Their Meralco Electric Bill. Ok 12. (Desperate Version).

By David Celestra Tan One thing I love about America is stand-up comedy including the late night talk shows. One of the Icons is David Letterman who is famous for his Top 10 Lists. I always wait for this segment […]
October 18, 2014

MSK explains basis for P3 Meralco overprice

Manila, Philippines – People Opposed to unWarranted Electricity Rates (POWER) led by former Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casino conducted a press conference which was also attended by other leaders of various consumer groups. Present in the said presser was David […]
August 14, 2014

Gov’t monitoring power rate increase — Coloma

Source: Manila Bulletin, August 10, 2014 Link to Original: http://www.mb.com.ph/govt-monitoring-power-rate-increase-coloma/ The government has pledged to monitor the latest power adjustment implemented by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to ensure it is not excessive or unreasonable. Presidential Communications Operations Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. […]
August 14, 2014

July 2014 Charges for Residential Consumers (400 kwh)

Source: http://www.kuryente.org.ph/electric-company/rates/128
August 14, 2014

How Much Reduction in Power Cost do we need?

By David Celestra Tan 12 August 2014 Everyone agrees that the power cost in the country is so high. We know it is painful in the pocket every month. We know it takes away hard earned pesos that otherwise could […]
August 14, 2014

The evils of cross-ownership in power industry (2)

by Neal Cruz, republished from Philippine Daily Inquirer website, September 07, 2007 MANILA, Philippines — The previous column dwelt on proposals to amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act, or Epira (endorsed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) because instead of reducing […]
August 14, 2014

Five evils of cross-ownership in power industry

by Neal Cruz, republished from Philippine Daily Inquirer website, September 05, 2007 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has endorsed the amendment of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira), which, contrary to its original intent of reducing power rates, has instead led […]
March 28, 2024

Deal with Sys to make Citicore IPO attractive, say analysts

By Meg J. Adonis – 02:16 AM March 28, 2024 from inquirer.net / Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines — The landmark P5-billion share sale deal between tycoon Edgar Saavedra’s Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) and Sy family-led SM Investments Corp. […]
March 28, 2024

Citicore raises P5B from share sale to SM Investments

By Meg J. Adonis – 09:36 AM March 27, 2024 from inquirer.net / Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines — Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) of tycoon Edgar Saavedra has raised P5 billion from the sale of its shares in its […]
March 28, 2024

Power spot prices rise in early March

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – March 26, 2024 | 9:07 pm from Business World BW FILE PHOTO ELECTRICITY spot market prices rose in the first two weeks of March as the margin between supply and demand narrowed, the Independent Electricity Market […]
March 27, 2024

Meralco vows to meet summer power demand

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 26, 2024, 8:50 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said Tuesday it is prepared to address the anticipated increased electricity demand following the official declaration of the dry season or […]
March 27, 2024

PetroEnergy’s solar unit secures P834-m loan for Bohol plant

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 26, 2024, 8:25 pm from manilastandard.net PetroGreen Energy Corp. (PGEC) of the Yuchengo Group said Tuesday it secured an P834-million loan facility from Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) for its 27.5-megawatt Dagohoy solar […]
March 26, 2024

Meralco sees Q1 power sales increasing by 9% amid hot weather

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 25, 2024, 8:50 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. is looking at a 9-percent sales volume growth in the first quarter of 2024 from a year ago, driven by higher temperature […]
March 26, 2024

DOE: Earth Hour savings rise 110% to 132 MW this year

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 25, 2024, 8:05 pm from manilastandard.net Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla The Department of Energy said Monday the Earth Hour 2024 generated a significant increase in electricity savings of 132.11 megawatts (MW) for the […]
March 26, 2024

PNOC seeks proposals for Batangas port

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 25, 2024, 7:40 pm from manilastandard.net PNOC president Oliver Butalid State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is seeking proposals to help transform its existing port in Batangas province into a P5-billion launching port […]
March 25, 2024

PSALM eyes up to P100b from CBK plant privatization

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 24, 2024, 8:20 pm from manilastandard.net State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. is looking at P50 billion to P100 billion in proceeds from the privatization of the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydro power […]
March 25, 2024

Transmission charges push up MORE rates

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 24, 2024, 8:00 pm from manilastandard.net MORE Electric and Power Corp., Iloilo City’s electricity distributor said its power rates increased by P0.06 per kilowatt-hour in March on higher transmission charges with the full […]