June 14, 2021

DOE wants power plants repair works postponed

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 14, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin With thinning supply in the Luzon grid, the Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking postponement of the maintenance activities for the Ilijan gas-fired and Sual-coal fired power […]
June 14, 2021

PSALM wants stranded debts in power bills removed

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 14, 2021, 6:30 AM from Manila Bulletin State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) said it will formally ask the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to scrap the universal charge for stranded debts […]
June 12, 2021

Meralco rates to go up slightly by P0.08/kWh this June due to WESM price spikes

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 11, 2021, 2:34 PM from Manila Bulletin Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will have to burden additional P0.0798 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in their June electric bills, and that’s driven mainly by higher […]
June 12, 2021

New power plant may save Luzon from more brownouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 12, 2021, 8:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Consumers in the Luzon grid will be spared from suffering brownouts in the coming weeks if the first 668-megawatt unit 1 of the GNPower Dinginin coal-fired power […]