December 31, 2022

Mindanao electricity market to start operations on Jan. 26

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 30, 2022, 7:00 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy said Friday the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market in Mindanao will start commercial operations on Jan. 26, 2023. Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla signed Department […]
December 30, 2022

SMC saves ALECO customers from power disconnection

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 29, 2022, 2:51 PM from Manila Bulletin The timely intervention of the energy investment unit of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) by providing an “emergency power supply” to Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO) has prevented the […]
December 13, 2022

ERC bans service disconnection of customers

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 12, 2022, 2:39 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued cease and desist orders (CDOs) to retail electricity suppliers (RES) so they could be prevented from issuing disconnection notices to […]
November 17, 2022

Spot power prices up in October

BY LENIE LECTURA – NOVEMBER 17, 2022 from Business Mirror Electricity spot market prices slightly went up to P9.22 per kilowatt hour in October (kWh) from P9.12 per kWh in September, the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) […]