February 11, 2023

Meralco rates to go down very slightly this February

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 10, 2023, 2:34 PM from Manila Bulletin There will be very marginal reduction of P0.0106 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the electric bills of Meralco customers this month mainly due to the downtrend in […]
January 14, 2023

DOE issues rules on opt-in mechanism for participants in green energy auction

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 13, 2023, 9:45 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy said Friday it issued the draft guidelines for the opt-in mechanism of the Green Energy Auction Program, which aims to lessen the charges […]
January 12, 2023

‘Expensive’ replacement power hikes Meralco rates

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 10, 2023, 2:03 PM from Manila Bulletin The comparatively expensive replacement power capacities secured from a power plant of the Aboitiz group and hefty purchases from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) had partly […]
January 2, 2023

Power distributors required to detail pass-through charges

By Ashley Erika O. Jose – December 28, 2022 | 7:30 pm from Business World DISTRIBUTION utilities (DUs) are now required to submit a detailed breakdown of the components of their power bills following the revision of the rules on […]