February 7, 2018

Over P0.90/kWh hike in power rates expected this February

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 6, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The curse of cost impact from the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) of the Duterte administration will extend into the consumers’ electric bills this […]
February 7, 2018

WESM-IMO incorporators named

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 6, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Seven incorporators for the Independent Market Operator (IMO) for the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) have been named in a general assembly of market and power industry […]
February 7, 2018

Meralco wants ERC reconstituted

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 04, 2018 at 07:15 pm from Manila Bulletin Power retailer Manila Electric Co. asked the government to “reconstitute” the Energy Regulatory Commission amid delays in the issuances of decisions on pending applications. “I […]
February 6, 2018

Viewpoint: Phil power rates high because consumers pay for energy security and environmental sustainability

From Mr. Kris Balibukel February 5, 2018 The recent past reveals that the country achieved high energy security (from a high share of indigenous energy comprising of Malampaya gas, a geothermal program that made the Philippines the second biggest geothermal […]