September 11, 2021

Meralco rates up by P0.1055/kWh this September billing

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 10, 2021, 3:08 PM from Manila Bulletin Household budget for electric bills will be higher this month for customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), as it announced a tariff hike of P0.1055 per kilowatt […]
September 9, 2021

SMC Global Power to offer $100-M perpetual securities

BY LENIE LECTURA – SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 from Business Mirror SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMCGP) is raising $100 million from the issuance of additional senior perpetual capital securities to finance its proposed 1,313 megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant […]
September 9, 2021

Over 500,000 consumers suffer brownouts; but DOE chief is busy with politics

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 8, 2021, 6:02 PM from Manila Bulletin More than 500,000 customers in Luzon and thousands more of Visayas customers suffered brownouts because of typhoon-induced trippings of transmission lines as well as damages incurred by […]
September 7, 2021

Meralco rates seen flat this September

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 6, 2021, 2:51 PM from Manila Bulletin Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) don’t need to worry much about added financial burden in their electric bills this month, as the overall tariff to be […]