December 8, 2016
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Buyout of IPP contracts eyed

by Alena Mae S. Flores – December 06, 2016 at 09:00 pm from Manila Standard Today Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. has proposed buying out the independent power producer contracts of three plants in order to proceed with the eventual sale […]
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December 8, 2016
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Weaker peso pushes up electricity rate

by Alena Mae S. Flores – December 07, 2016 at 10:20 pm from Manila Standard Today Power rates within the franchise area of Manila Electric Co. increased by P0.1011 per kilowatt-hour in December, on higher generation charges and weaker peso. Meralco said in […]
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October 1, 2014
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Business Mirror: Emergency powers and other options

By Edgardo Angara, September 20, 2014  Business Mirror BETWEEN 1987 and 1992, the Philippines suffered a severe power crisis, experiencing brownouts that average 8 to 10 hours a day. Faced with a 3,000-megawatt (MW) shortfall, the nation endured nearly 500 […]
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September 24, 2014
Published by admin at September 24, 2014
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Is Meralco telling whole story?

First Published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 11, 2014 Also appeared in Philippine Power Insights blog, July 7, 2014 When Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) tried to charge its customers for the 74-percent and 100-percent generation rate increases in December […]
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