April 8, 2021

Meralco rates up by P0.0872/kWh in April billing

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 8, 2021, 1:53 PM from Manila Bulletin The customers of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will brace for added financial burden in their electric bills this month as its overall rate had […]
April 7, 2021

Plant outages, Malampaya gas restriction triggering power rate spikes

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 6, 2021, 11:45 AM from Manila Bulletin Despite stifled demand because of the re-imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the so-called NCR plus bubble, prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) have […]
April 5, 2021

Aboitiz Power’s solar plant doubles capacity feed

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 5, 2021, 6:30 AM from Manila Bulletin With the completion of the south transmission line in Negros Occidental, Aboitiz Power Corporation said its Carlos Sun Power Inc. (SacaSun) has already started doubling its capacity […]
April 5, 2021

DOE retools energy planning due to COVID-19 challenges

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 4, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is reviewing its planning for the country’s energy needs — with the recalibration touching mainly on the challenges posed by the COVID-19 […]