July 3, 2017

Solar PHL wants DUs to source energy from solar power

By Lenie Lectura – July 2, 2017 from Business Mirror SOLAR Philippines wants distribution utilities (DUs) to stop sourcing their power requirements from coal plants and, instead, shift to solar power. Solar Philippines President Leandro Leviste said his company submitted to the country’s […]
July 3, 2017

Veco seeks more RE use for balanced mix of power

By Lenie Lectura – July 2, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Visayan Electric Co. (Veco), the second-largest electricity-distribution utility, continues to push for renewable energy (RE) in order to maintain a balanced mix of power-generation sources. No doubt the initial investment into RE […]
July 3, 2017

ERC renews permits of three power co-ops by 5 more years

By Lenie Lectura – July 2, 2017 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) recently renewed the permits of Mindoro Grid Corp. (MGC-Igacos), AP Renewables Inc. (Apri) and Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative Inc. (Ormeco) for five more years. The certificates of compliance (COCs) […]
July 3, 2017

Meralco blames weak Peso, power outages for hike in July billing

By Lenie Lectura – July 2, 2017 from Business Mirror GENERATION charge, a big chunk of an electric  bill, is expected to go up this month. According to the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), there are two factors that are expected to push generation […]