July 22, 2024

ERC asked to scrutinize terms of Meralco auction

By Lorenz S. Marasigan – July 22, 2024 from Business World The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) was urged on Sunday to temporarily halt the Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) auction for an additional 600 megawatts (MW) of power, with a lawmaker […]
July 5, 2024

Conglomerates join bidding for Meralco’s 600 MW supply

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 4, 2024, 8:00 pm from manilastandard.net Local conglomerates and a Thai-led power firm joined the pre-bid conference for the competitive selection process (CSP) or bidding for 600 megawatts (MW) of baseload supply intended […]
May 24, 2024

Red, yellow alerts raised over Luzon, Visayas grids

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – May 23, 2024 | 9:22 pm from Business World THE Luzon and Visayas power grids were placed on red and yellow alerts on Thursday with more than 3,000 megawatts (MW) of capacity unavailable, according to […]
April 30, 2024

Higher power demand seen in May

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 29, 2024, 9:00 pm from manilastandard.net Power demand could further increase in May after it reached a peak of 9,301 megawatts on April 24, surpassing the 2024 and 2025 forecasts, the country’s largest […]