April 9, 2021

Power spot market prices up due to higher demand

By Jordeene B. Lagare – April 9, 2021 from The Manila Times The outage of power plants and higher electricity demand inched up prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines, Inc. […]
April 9, 2021

DOE, HTI to explore hydrogen as energy source

By Lenie Lectura -April 9, 2021 from Business Mirror DOE Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi The Department of Energy (DOE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tokyo-based Hydrogen Technology Inc. (HTI) to explore the use of hydrogen as a […]
April 8, 2021

Meralco rates up by P0.0872/kWh in April billing

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 8, 2021, 1:53 PM from Manila Bulletin The customers of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will brace for added financial burden in their electric bills this month as its overall rate had […]
April 8, 2021

Bid deadline for Malaya plant moved

By Jordeene B. Lagare – April 7, 2021 from The Manila Times THE Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (Psalm) has moved the bid submission deadline for the sale of the 650-megawatt Malaya Thermal Power Plant. In a statement […]