July 11, 2017

ERC top execs face new raps before Ombudsman

By Lenie Lectura – July 10, 2017 from Business Mirror Top officials of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) are facing another set of charges before the Office of the Ombudsman. A group calling itself the Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) on Monday said it […]
July 11, 2017

40 MW of power to supply 4 provinces once NGCP completes testing of bypass line

By Lenie Lectura – July 10, 2017 from Business Mirror SOME 40 megawatts (MW) of electricity will be transported from Cebu to Samar, Leyte, Biliran and Bohol once the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is able to successfully conclude testing of […]
July 7, 2017

Slight power-rate increase likely this month–Meralco

By Lenie Lectura – July 6, 2017 from Business Mirror OVERALL power rates for July are expected to remain flattish to a single-digit increase, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said on Thursday. Meralco is expected to release its July electricity rates on Friday. As […]
July 6, 2017

DOE approves Citicore’s five hydropower service contracts totaling 2,300 megawatts

By  Lenie Lectura – July 5, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Citicore Power Inc. (CPI) five service contracts for its pumped-storage hydropower projects with a total capacity of 2,300 megawatts (MW). The company said on Wednesday it received the contracts […]