February 19, 2020

Power utilities choose brownouts over high prices

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 18, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin During extremely tight demand months of summer, power utilities indicated that it could be a ‘less evil act’ for them to commit their customers to rolling brownouts, […]
January 31, 2020

Rural electrification program gets additional P700 million funding

By Danessa Rivera – January 31, 2020 – 12:00am from The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Electrification projects are set to get an additional budget of P700 million this year, according to the National Electrification Administration (NEA). This as NEA […]
February 18, 2019

NEA urges power co-ops to embrace broadband opportunities

By Victor V. Saulon – February 17, 2019 | 11:14 pm from Business World THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) ordered electric cooperatives to form partnerships with cable television service providers and telecommunication companies, and be ready for opportunities from the […]
January 7, 2019

ERC okays P1.082-B capex for Paleco

By Lenie Lectura – January 7, 2019 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved a capital expenditure (capex) spending of P1.082 billion from 2017 to 2021 for beleaguered Palawan Electric Cooperative (Paleco). The amount is lower than Paleco’s […]