Power News

June 8, 2020

NGCP charge accounts just for 3.93% of electric bill

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 07, 2020 at 09:20 pm from manilastandard.net National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, the country’s private transmission operator, said utility customers pay just P0.04 for every peso spent on their monthly electricity bill. […]
June 8, 2020

Meralco sees lower electric rates in June

By Lenie Lectura – June 8, 2020 from Business Mirror AHEAD of the June electricity rate announcement, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expects lower rates this month. “There is a likelihood of a rate reduction this June,” said Meralco Utility […]
June 6, 2020

MGen resumes site activities in Quezon, Bulacan

By Jordeene B. Lagare – June 6, 2020 from The Manila Times Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) announced on Friday the resumption of site activities in Quezon and Bulacan provinces after the government eased quarantine restrictions this month. In a statement, […]
June 6, 2020

Malampaya restricts supply of natural gas

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 05, 2020 at 08:20 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Department said Friday the Malampaya gas field in northwest Palawan operated by Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. is restricting supply to natural gas-fired power plants […]
June 6, 2020

Solar power firms seek stimulus plan

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 04, 2020 at 07:50 pm from manilastandard.net The Philippine Solar and Storage Alliance appealed to lawmakers for a stimulus package that includes the greening and digitization of the energy infrastructure, such as a […]
June 5, 2020

‘Yellow alert’ amid ample power supply alarms DOE

By Lenie Lectura – June 5, 2020 from Business Mirror The Luzon grid was placed on yellow alert for three hours on Thursday despite sufficient power supply. According to the Department of Energy (DOE), the issuance of the yellow alert, […]
June 5, 2020

AboitizPower unit sets sight on PSA for Navotas plant

By Lenie Lectura – June 5, 2020 from Business Mirror Therma Mobile Inc. (TMO), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp., is hopeful that it could soon forge a new power supply agreement (PSA) involving its 242-megawatt (MW) bunker-C fired power […]
June 5, 2020

MORE Power blames Peco for brownouts

By Lenie Lectura – June 5, 2020 from Business Mirror MORE Electric and Power Corp.  (MORE Power) on Thursday blamed Panay Electric Co. (Peco) for the hours-long power outages that occurred last month. The company said it had no choice […]
June 4, 2020

Ayala unit expands overseas footprint with stake in Infigen

By Lenie Lectura – June 4, 2020 from Business Mirror AC Energy Inc., through its affiliate UAC Energy Holdings Pty Ltd. (UAC Energy), is expanding its portfolio overseas with the acquisition of a 12.82-percent stake in Infigen Energy Ltd. (Infigen) […]
June 4, 2020

Peco asks ERC to reinstate provisional CPCN

By Lenie Lectura – June 4, 2020 from Business Mirror The Panay Electric Co. (Peco) has appealed to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the reinstatement of its provisional certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) and asked for the […]