December 20, 2021

WESM suspended due to power oversupply during typhoon

By Marielle C. Lucenio - December 17, 2021 | 7:31 pm from Business World The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) suspended the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) late Thursday after oversupply conditions on the grid during typhoon Odette (Intenational name: Rai). The […]
December 4, 2021

Meralco rates to go up in December billing

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 3, 2021, 3:44 PM from Manila Bulletin Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will need to allocate higher budget for their electric bills this December, as the utility firm already indicated upticks in rates […]
November 6, 2021

Spike in Meralco rates anticipated this November

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 5, 2021, 4:16 PM from Manila Bulletin Due to the liquid fuel shift of the gas plants and the incidents of ‘yellow alert’ during the 23-day shutdown of the Malampaya production facility, spike in […]
October 28, 2021

DOE issues rules on contracting AS

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 27, 2021 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday released a circular that establishes the competitive bidding process for the procurement of reserve power by the country’s system operator (SO). Signed last […]