February 13, 2019

JCPC sets review of electric cooperatives

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 12, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Joint Congressional Power Commission (JCPC) is inclined to initiate a review on the performance of the electric cooperatives (ECs) – since the oversight power of the […]
February 13, 2019

Election-hitched plant shutdowns may trigger power rate hikes anew

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 12, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The hitches to be triggered by the forthcoming May 2019 elections on the scheduling of power plant shutdowns in the country may spark off electricity rate hikes […]
February 11, 2019

Ayala eyes buyout of Japanese partner in Batangas power project

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 10, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The energy investment arm of the Ayala group is weighing its options on the possibility of buying out the 20-percent equity of a Japanese firm-partner in the […]
February 11, 2019

Utilities collected P26-B customers’ bill deposits

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 10, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The country’s distribution utilities (DUs) have collected as much as P26.28 billion worth of bill deposits from customers as of January this year, prompting the Energy Regulatory […]