June 2, 2020

Energy efficiency industry, angling for slice of PESA money, touts job-creation potential

By Adam J. Ang – June 1, 2020 | 7:18 pm from Business World PHILSTAR ENERGY efficiency projects have the potential to generate 45% more jobs than the government’s flagship infrastructure program, assuming extensive investment from the economic stimulus package, […]
June 2, 2020

Demand from retail electricity users declines during lockdown

By Adam J. Ang – May 31, 2020 | 7:59 pm from Business World POWER consumption of retail customers at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) fell drastically as their businesses were shut during the quarantine period. The Independent Electricity […]
June 1, 2020

Meralco Rates Analyzed. The Truth in Numbers

David Celestra Tan, MSK May 30, 2020 Consumer Groups including Bayan Muna and P2P are up in arms about the complaints of many Meralco consumers that their power bill jumped 2 to 4 times in just one month in May. […]
June 1, 2020

FIT fund shortfall seen

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 31, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Despite the ₱7.325- billion balance reported as of end- May, the feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) fund for renewable energy (RE) developments is projected to suffer deficiency this year […]