August 3, 2021

Aboitiz Power to prepay P3.4-B retail bonds

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 2, 2021, 1:25 PM from Manila Bulletin The board of directors of listed firm Aboitiz Power Corporation has approved last week the prepayment of P3.4 billion worth of fixed-rate retail bonds to be enforced […]
August 2, 2021

No assurance from DOE of blackout-free elections

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 2, 2021, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin While power interruptions are often blamed for alleged cheating every elections, the Department of Energy (DOE) has not given any assurance that rotating blackouts will not happen […]
August 2, 2021

DOE to junk Meralco’s emergency supply procurement plea despite shortage

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 30, 2021, 6:38 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is inclined to disapprove the plea of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) for emergency supply procurement despite highly probable supply […]
July 30, 2021

New DOE Usec named with ‘yet-undefined’ function

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 29, 2021, 2:50 PM from Manila Bulletin With less than a year remaining for the Duterte administration, the Department of Energy (DOE) has named new Undersecretary Astravel “Astra” P. Naik, but whose function has […]