January 13, 2023

No firm deal on ‘gas swapping’ for Ilijan plant – DOE

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 12, 2023, 2:26 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has indicated that the propounded “gas swapping deal” to enable the operation of the Ilijan gas-fired power plant during the summer months […]
March 14, 2022

Consumers warned of soaring electric bills in summer months

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 13, 2022, 8:30 PM from Manila Bulletin Soaring electric bills in summer months seen Summer months may just get hotter as soaring electric bills could further erode the purchasing power of Filipino consumers and […]
November 29, 2021

Resumption of Malampaya gas operation leads to lower average price at electricity spot market

By Alena Mae S. Flores – November 28, 2021 at 08:10 pm from manilastandard.net The average electricity price at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market declined this month to P5.20 per kilowatt-hour from P6.51 per kWh in October on higher power […]
October 22, 2021

Malampaya gas production decline seen to continue – DOE

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 21, 2021, 4:12 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) affirmed yesterday that ‘gas production decline’ at the Malampaya field will persist next year and until the project’s end of service contract […]