October 12, 2020

DOE allows power firms to conduct GIS

By Lenie Lectura – October 12, 2020 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) has granted approval to two more firms to conduct their grid impact study (GIS) on their planned power projects. Excellent Energy Resources, Inc., which, according […]
October 10, 2020

Meralco rates up this October billing

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 9, 2020, 1:48 PM from Manila Bulletin Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will have to shell out additional cash on their electricity budget as the overall rate of the utility firm would be […]
October 9, 2020

NEA loans to electric coops reach P364.5 M

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 9, 2020, 5:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The loans extended by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) reached P364.5 million as of end-September, and that already topped the scale […]
October 9, 2020

Here comes the sun…and the wind, and water

By Lenie Lectura – October 8, 2020 from Business Mirror FOSSIL fuels, oil in particular, were hit hard as land, air and sea travel ground to a screeching halt during the first few months of the pandemic. Coal-fired power plants, […]