March 12, 2018

Meralco seeks regulator’s nod for P21-billion capex for 2019

By Lenie Lectura – March 11, 2018 from Business Mirror POWER retailer Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has applied for a capital expenditure (capex) of about P21 billion for 2019. “I think we filed for something in the order of about […]
March 10, 2018

Power rates increased in March

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 09, 2018 at 07:55 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. said Friday power rates will increase by P0.85 per kilowatt-hour this month on higher generation charges and taxes and the impact […]
March 6, 2018

Power rates likely to rise again in March on weak peso

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 05, 2018 at 07:13 pm from manilastandard.net Power rates are expected to go up again in March on weak peso and following the shutdown of more power plants amid rising demand, retailer Manila […]
March 2, 2018

Robust GDP growth outpaces new power capacity additions

By Myrna M. Velasco – 01 March 2018 from Manila Bulletin Faster-than-anticipated growths in some segments of the economy, as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) have been outstripping capacity additions in the country’s electricity supply, according to the country’s […]