November 5, 2019

Luzon on yellow alert as plant-maintenance closures cut reserves

By Lenie Lectura – November 5, 2019 from Business Mirror LUZON was placed on yellow alert notice on Monday (November 4) due to insufficient operating reserves mainly brought about by the shutdown on five major power plants. The three-hour yellow […]
November 2, 2019

Court turns off Peco power

By Val A. Villanueva -October 31, 2019 from Business Mirror Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas has had enough. Citing his duty to protect the people of Iloilo, he acted on the “mounting” complaints against the Panay Electric Co. (Peco), which […]
November 2, 2019

Survey shows 79% of Pinoys favor nuclear power option

By Lenie Lectura -October 31, 2019 from Business Mirror Most Filipinos are in favor of utilizing nuclear power for electricity generation in the country, a survey conducted last May showed. Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi revealed on Wednesday the results of […]
November 1, 2019

ECs reduce system loss from 11.57% to 10.38% in first semester–NEA

By Lenie Lectura -October 31, 2019 from Business Mirror Electric cooperatives (ECs) were able to bring down their system loss to 10.38 percent in the first semester of the year from 11.57 percent in the same period a year ago. […]