March 11, 2017

Energy players to review existing deals caused by plant shutdowns

By Lenie Lectura – March 9, 2017 from Business Mirror POWER-INDUSTRY stakeholders will review existing contracts entered into among gas suppliers, power producers and distribution utilities to find out ways on how not to pass on to consumers the incremental cost brought about […]
March 10, 2017

194 big customers of Meralco switch power suppliers

by Myrna M. Velasco – March 9, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Of the 431 contestable customers or classified big-ticket customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), about 194 had already exercised their freedom to switch to their preferred retail electricity […]
March 10, 2017

Meralco: Power rate up by P0.66/kWh this month

By Lenie Lectura – March 9, 2017 from Business Mirror A residential household consuming 200 kilowatts per hour (kWh) a month will shell out P132 more to pay for its power bills this month. This, after the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said on […]
March 9, 2017

Government resets Malaya thermal plant bidding to March 30

By Lenie Lectura – March 8, 2017 from Business Mirror THE government has rescheduled the bidding for the 650-megawatt (MW) Malaya thermal-power plant mainly due to a new requirement that is seriously being considered to be included in the terms of reference. Originally, […]