November 4, 2020

WESM registration waived at power retailing threshold

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 3, 2020, 6:30 AM from Manila Bulletin Registration with the operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) will no longer be mandated if retail competition and open access (RCOA) will already reach the […]
October 16, 2020

Coal, hydro plants expected to mitigate Malampaya shutdown

By Adam J. Ang – October 14, 2020 | 7:11 pm from Business World WWW.NAPOCOR.GOV.PH THE possible uptick in power prices next month due to maintenance on the Malampaya field can be cushioned by dispatching more power from baseload coal […]
October 5, 2020

October power rates expected to rise as demand picked up

By Alena Mae S. Flores – October 04, 2020 at 07:50 pm from manilastandard.net Power rates of Manila Electric Co. will likely go up this month amid increased demand, plant outages and the Malampaya gas supply restriction, a company executive […]
September 18, 2020

Plant outages, gas restriction cause new spikes in power rates

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 18, 2020, 5:00 AM from Manila Bulletin New wave of power plant outages and the recent gas output restriction at the Malampaya field triggered new round of spikes in prices at the Wholesale Electricity […]