March 6, 2023

No Malampaya gas commitment on planned ‘fuel swap’ – Meralco

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 5, 2023, 8:34 PM from Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said the proposed “fuel swap” arrangement’ aimed at bringing back the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan generating facility to operation cannot be concluded […]
December 8, 2022

Meralco buying higher priced power from WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 7, 2022, 4:37 PM from Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has been compelled to source higher-priced electricity from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) to plug the gap on its […]
August 19, 2021

No comprehensive DOE plan yet for brownout-free elections

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 17, 2021, 3:16 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is painting a scenario that electricity supply will be enough during the election period next year, but the supply-demand outlook it presented […]
June 23, 2021

Ilijan, First Gen plants affected with Malampaya gas restriction’s recurrence

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 22, 2021, 3:55 PM from Manila Bulletin As gas restriction predicament at the Malampaya field recurred on Monday (June 21), the country’s gas plants have been adversely impacted anew on their electricity generation and […]