January 28, 2021

Steep price hobbles fast rollout of smart meters

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 28, 2021, 7:30 AM from Manila Bulletin The high cost of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology has been hobbling targets of massive rollout of smart meters in the country, because many Filipino consumers would […]
January 27, 2021

Are Filipinos Paying Too High for Electricity? Let us compare. We are 121% higher than Vietnam and 43% higher than Thailand. (Part 1)

Part 1 David Celestra Tan, MSK 25 January 2021 If you ask Meralco if its electricity rates are not too high, their canned answer, with a big hoodwink, is it is lower, which is not really answering the question. A […]
January 27, 2021

More EPNS-certified energy projects coming up

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 27, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The number of proposed investments that were classified as “energy projects of national significance” (EPNS) climbed by P113.58 billion as of end-December last year to P795.52 billion […]
January 27, 2021

Meralco, other DUs urged to set flexibility on power service disconnections

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 26, 2021, 12:32 PM from Manila Bulletin As many financially-distressed consumers still struggle to survive, the country’s power distribution utilities (DUs) like the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and other service providers are being urged […]