February 3, 2020

Meralco rates to go down this February

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated February 3, 2020, 10:47 AM from Manila Bulletin Electricity rates for Manila Electric Company (Meralco) customers will be down this February billing, with initial estimates of ₱0.40 to ₱0.50 per kilowatt-hour. MERALCO logo The […]
February 1, 2020

DOE unable to attract new power projects

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – January 31, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With just more than two years left for the Duterte administration, it is apparent that the Department of Energy (DOE) is having “epic fail” when it comes […]
January 28, 2020

2 typhoons wreak ₱1.48-B damage to electric coops

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 27, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Electric cooperatives (ECs) in the Bicol region and many parts of Visayas are still reeling hard from the plague of two typhoons last month, with the total […]
January 28, 2020

Consumers given ‘choice’ as ERC resumes RES licensing

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 27, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin More Filipino consumers can already exercise their “power of choice” under the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) policy, as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has resumed […]