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 […]
January 16, 2017

20-day Malampaya shutdown to cost consumers P3 B

by Myrna M. Velasco –  January 14, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The scheduled 20-day shutdown of the Malampaya gas production facility will cost Filipino consumers P3.0 billion, representing the extent of additional costs they will be paying with […]
October 1, 2016

Reclassification of Salong-Calaca 230-kV transmission line OK’d

by Myrna Velasco – September 30, 2016 br>from Manila Bulletin The bid of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to re-classify the Salong-Calaca 230 kiloVolt (kV) line connection facility and the New Salong substation into “transmission facilities” has secured the […]
September 9, 2014

GMA News: Brownouts expected in Luzon on Tuesday due to low power reserves

Originally posted at http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/378291/economy/companies/brownouts-expected-in-luzon-on-tuesday-due-to-low-power-reserves Possible brownouts loom over Luzon on Tuesday due to low power reserves in the grid, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said Monday afternoon. In a post on its Twitter account, the NGCP said the […]