April 17, 2020

PIPPA rejects force majeure provision in PSAs with DUs and power co-ops

By Lenie Lectura -April 16, 2020 from Business Mirror The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association Inc. (PIPPA) has turned down a proposal for power-generation companies (gencos) to accept a force majeure (FM) provision of their power- supply agreements (PSAs) with […]
April 14, 2020

Meralco’s force majeure petition seen to lower power rates in May

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 13, 2020 at 08:10 pm from manilastandard.net Consumer group Laban Konsyumer Inc. said it expects lower power rates in May following the decision of Manila Electric Co. to invoke the force majeure provision […]
March 28, 2020

Consumer group calls on power firms to further cut rates

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 27, 2020 at 07:30 pm from manilastandard.net Consumer group Laban Konsyumer Inc. on Friday called on power plant operators to further reduce the cost of electricity to help mitigate the impact of the […]
March 1, 2020

GenCos, DOE plot strategy on power supply for summer

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – February 29, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The country’s power generation companies (GenCos) are closely coordinating with the Department of Energy (DOE) to address power supply dilemmas during the summer months, including the recurrent […]