February 11, 2017

Meralco billings up by over P200

by Alena Mae S. Flores – February 10, 2017 at 08:39 pm from Manila Standard Today Manila Electric Co. said Friday electricity rates of a typical household will increase by P0.92 per kilowatt-hour in February and March, one of the biggest rate increases […]
February 10, 2017

Meralco wants to collect extra P0.30/kWh from March to May

By Lenie Lectura – February 9, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) proposed to collect from its customers an additional P0.30 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in generation charge for three months starting in March. Meralco said it wants to recoup some […]
February 9, 2017

Meralco expects big rate hike

by Alena Mae S. Flores – February 08, 2017 at 10:04 pm from Manila Standard Today Power consumers can expect a “significant increase” in generation charges this month from an all-time low in January, because of the maintenance shutdown of several plants and […]
February 8, 2017

SMC ventures into renewable energy

By Lenie Lectura – February 7, 2017 from Business Mirror The power business of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is diversifying into renewable energy (RE) with a partner based in Asia. SMC President and COO Ramon S. Ang said on Tuesday the […]