May 11, 2017

Meralco customers to get refund in June

By Lenie Lectura – May 10, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said on Wednesday it would most likely implement next month an impending regulatory order on its application to refund consumers nearly P7 billion worth of […]
May 4, 2017

Good news: Expect P0.75/kWh cut in electricity bills in next 3 months

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 3, 2017, 5:32 PM  from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to refund P6.927 billion worth of estimated over-recoveries in the past three years – […]
May 3, 2017

DOE plans ‘efficient’ power plant shutdowns

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 1, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Summer months next year will not be as jittery when it comes to strike of “tight supply dilemmas” with Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi advancing word that they […]
May 2, 2017

DOE backs Visayas-Mindanao grid connection project at govt’s expense

By  Lenie Lectura – May 1, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) has backed a proposal of the National Transmission Corp. (Transco) for the government to undertake a multibillion-peso Visayas-Mindanao grid connection project. “I agree. It should be the […]