January 12, 2024

ICSC: Panay blackout highlights need for flexible generation

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 11, 2024, 9:05 pm from manilastandard.net Energy think thank Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities said Thursday the Panay Island blackout on Jan. 2 to 5 underscored the urgent need for more distributed […]
January 12, 2024

NEA facilitates P1b worth of loans to 28 electric co-ops

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 11, 2024, 8:35 pm from manilastandard.net State-owned National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Thursday it facilitated P1 billion worth of loans to 28 electric cooperatives (ECs) in 2023. Latest report from NEA’s accounts management […]
January 11, 2024

Meralco customers to see higher rates in January

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 10, 2024, 3:04 pm from manilastandard.net Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said power rates rose by P0.0846 per kilowatt-hour in January 2024. It said residential customers consuming 200 kilowatt-hours (kWh) would see their monthly […]
January 11, 2024

Risks flagged in Maharlika plan to invest in transmission grid

By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson – January 9, 2024 | 8:40 pm from Business World ANDREY METELEV-UNSPLASH THE Maharlika Investment Corp.’s (MIC) plan to invest in the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) may be too risky given […]