March 9, 2024

Gatchalian asks ECs to lower power costs, pushes RE use

By Macon Ramos-Araneta – March 8, 2024, 7:50 pm from manilastandard.net Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged electric cooperatives (ECs) to find ways to lower power costs for the benefit of consumers as he pushed for the development of […]
February 3, 2024

Gatchalian pushes hybrid power supply for off-grid areas

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 2, 2024, 9:05 pm from manilastandard.net Photo from Senator Sherwin Gatchalian’s Official FB Page SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday asked the government to fast-track the hybridization of off-grid areas to shield consumers from […]
January 8, 2024

DoE plan must elevate energy security to top priority item, think tank says

By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter –  January 7, 2024 | 7:40 pm from Business World   THE Department of Energy (DoE) should designate energy security as its main focus when it submits the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) to Congress, according […]
December 1, 2023

ERC urged to hasten reset of Meralco distribution rate

By Lenie Lectura – November 29, 2023 from Business Mirror Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to fast-track the reset of the power distribution rate for the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to determine if the […]