December 26, 2017

Meralco rates down in January

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 25, 2017 at 08:35 pm from manilastandard.net Power rates of Manila Electric Co. will likely go down in January due to lower demand amid cooler temperatures and the reconciliation of the outage allowance of the generators. […]
December 25, 2017

Inoperative ERC damaging to the energy sector—PIPPA

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 24, 2017 at 06:45 pm from manilastandard.net The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association Inc., the country’s association of power generators, warned that the absence of a functioning Energy Regulatory Commission will be devastating to […]
December 23, 2017

SMC to borrow $1.3 B for Masinloc plant purchase

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 22, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Diversifying conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will be tapping the capital markets again next year for roughly $1.3 billion worth of fresh borrowings to finance its 630-megawatt Masinloc […]
December 22, 2017

Rules on renewables costly

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 21, 2017 at 07:20 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. warned that consumers would shoulder more than P100 billion annually by 2030 under the government’s mandate of a 35-percent renewable energy share in the […]