March 15, 2019

Appointment issues hound ex-ERC chair

By Manila Standard Business – March 14, 2019 at 07:05 pm Former Energy Regulatory Commission chairman Jose Vicente Salazar continues to face issues involving appointments in the powerful regulatory body. A Civil Service Commission resolution issued on Dec. 18 showed […]
March 4, 2019

Change in Meralco meter system to cause minimal power rate hike

By Lenie Lectura – March 4, 2019 from Business Mirror A PLAN to modernize the metering system of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will result in an increase in power rates by only a few centavos and not P0.23 to […]
February 20, 2019

Regulator tells Meralco to use unclaimed refunds

By Jordeene B. Lagare – February 20, 2019 from The Manila Times Unclaimed Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) refunds should be utilized by the distribution utility to lower power rates, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced on Tuesday. Meralco workers inspect […]
February 16, 2019

Meralco deployment of smart meters could raise its power rates

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 15, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The long planned deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is seen raising its electricity charges to customers at the scale of P0.2309 […]