March 23, 2020

Meralco studies options on power supply auctions

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 22, 2020 at 09:50 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. is studying alternatives to eliminate face-to-face interactions in the competitive selection process for its 1,200-megawatt baseload power supply in the wake […]
March 21, 2020

Energy source on nature’s whim

Sorting out RE’s handicaps   By Myrna M. Velasco – March 21, 2020, 12:02 AM from Manila Bulletin Unequivocally, renewable energy (RE) and other clean energy technologies are flourishing energy sources that are going mainstream – not just capturing the […]
March 21, 2020

Meralco halts meter reading amid quarantine

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 20, 2020 at 08:45 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. said it is holding off physical meter reading and bill deliveries amid the 30-day enhanced community quarantine. Meralco said that for […]
March 20, 2020

Power demand falls 30% amid Luzon community quarantine as economy slows

By Manila Standard – March 19, 2020 at 9:10 PM The enhanced community quarantine in Luzon reduced electricity demand by around 30 percent from the same period last year, based on the Energy Department’s monitoring. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said […]