July 21, 2017

Plant shutdowns to cut Luzon grid’s July-September power supply by 2,000 MW

By Lenie Lectura – July 20, 2017 from Business Mirror ABOUT 2,650 megawatts (MW) of power-generating capacity will be shaved off from the Luzon grid in the July-to-September period, owing to a number of power plants that are scheduled to go offline. The […]
June 19, 2017

Shakeup in energy sector: Stakeholders highlight need to keep Epira, with some provisions revised

By Lenie Lectura – June 18, 2017  from Business Mirror Sixteen years since the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001 was enacted into law, industry stakeholders observed more private-sector involvement in the energy industry, ushering in new power projects that […]
May 30, 2017

DOE to launch spot market in Mindanao

By Lenie Lectura – May 29, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a circular declaring the launch of a spot market in Mindanao next month. “It has been signed and published.  The launch is on June 26,” Energy Secretary […]
April 11, 2017

Meralco announces new rate hike

by Alena Mae S. Flores – April 10, 2017 at 09:15 pm from Manila Standard Today Power retailer Manila Electric Co. said Monday power rates will go up by P0.23 per kilowatt-hour this month, on the back of higher generation charges. Meralco, the […]