October 1, 2021

Meralco to hold competitive auction for supply contract

BY LENIE LECTURA – SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 from Business Mirror   The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will conduct a competitive selection process (CSP) to procure 70 megawatts (MW) of power supply it needs from January 2022 to January 2037. In […]
September 30, 2021

Customers affected by cable outage to get refund–PEMC

BY LENIE LECTURA – SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 from Business Mirror The Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) will recommend to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) a pricing scheme for the duration of the outage of the Cebu-Negros Submarine Cable, in its […]
September 28, 2021

Electric coops told to stop RFSC collection

BY LENIE LECTURA – SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 from Business Mirror Two electric cooperatives (ECs) were ordered by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to immediately stop collecting additional Reinvestment Fund for Sustainable Capital Expenditures (RFSC) from their consumers. The RFSC is […]
September 27, 2021

Mindanao needs additional capacity by 2030–MinDA

BY LENIE LECTURA – SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 from Business Mirror Mindanao has about 800 megawatts (MW) of excess power capacity today, according to the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), but by 2030 it will need additional capacity to serve the region’s […]