Power News

July 12, 2019

Meralco expanding microgrid project in Quezon province

By Danessa Rivera – July 12, 2019 – 12:00am from The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is expanding its pilot microgrid project in Cagbalete, Quezon for P219 million. Meralco filed an application with the Energy Regulatory […]
July 12, 2019

Win: Minpocor creation may be in breach of Epira, needs review

By Lenie Lectura – July 12, 2019 from Business Mirror THE proposed creation of the Mindanao Power Corp. (Minpocor) must undergo an extensive review because the law prohibits the government from owning a power plant, Senate Energy Committee Chairman Sherwin […]
July 11, 2019

ERC halves caseload of power co-ops late in paying fees

By Victor V. Saulon – July 9, 2019 | 10:02 pm from Business World FREEPIK.COM THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has closed more than two dozen pending cases against electric cooperatives for late or non-payment of supervision and regulation fees. […]
July 11, 2019

ERC sorts out ‘stock offering’ scope for power firms

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 10, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has spelled out the parameters as to what can be considered as stock offering of the generation companies (GenCos) and the distribution […]
July 11, 2019

Semirara to DOE: Lift cease and desist order vs coal trading

By Lenie Lectura – July 11, 2019 from Business Mirror SEMIRARA Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) has asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to lift the cease-and-desist order (CDO) imposed on its coal trading operations. The DOE said SMPC violated […]
July 10, 2019

PSALM picks winning design for Napocor complex re-development

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 9, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) had finally chosen the design-concept that will be its guide in pursuing the re-development of the 5.195-hectare National […]
July 10, 2019

ERC clarifies allowed modes of public offering

By Lenie Lectura – July 10, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has moved to address concerns raised by a group of power generation companies (gencos) on the allowed modes of public offering. Under the Electric Power […]
July 10, 2019

Meralco announces third consecutive month of electricity rate reduction

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 08, 2019 at 07:30 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. on Monday announced the third consecutive month of power rate reduction, amounting to P0.1068 per kilowatt-hour in July. This would mean […]
July 10, 2019

RTC rules MORE takeover of Peco’s operations ‘illegal’

By Lenie Lectura – July 10, 2019 from Business Mirror PANAY Electric Co. (Peco) said Tuesday Branch 209 of the Mandaluyong City Regional Trial Court made permanent a temporary restraining order (TRO) issued last March in connection with MORE Power […]
July 9, 2019

Power rates likely steady this month

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 07, 2019 from manilastandard.net Power rates of Manila Electric Co. will likely remain steady this month on several factors that mitigated the higher charges at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market amid power plant […]