April 19, 2017

744 ‘contestable’ customers switch to retail suppliers

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 18, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin At least 744 contestable customers have already affirmed that they are “king” when it comes to exercising preference on their electricity service – that had been following the […]
April 18, 2017

Luzon power supply back to normal

by Alena Mae S. Flores – April 17, 2017 at 08:01 pm from Manila Standard Today The Energy Department on Monday said power supply in Luzon has returned to normal with the entry of the Malaya thermal power plant in Rizal and some […]
April 18, 2017

More power plants now on-line (DOE admits summer price hikes)

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 17, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has admitted that summer months will likely drive up electricity rates for power consumers, but earlier forecasts of continued ‘yellow alerts’ had been […]
April 17, 2017

Fuel, power and cash

By Lenie Lectura –  April 16, 2017 from Business Mirror THE government’s share from the energy-resource development fund, commonly known as the Malampaya fund, reached P13.43 billion in 2016, slightly lower than the P14.32 billion recorded a year earlier. Based on […]