March 10, 2018

Power rates increased in March

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 09, 2018 at 07:55 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. said Friday power rates will increase by P0.85 per kilowatt-hour this month on higher generation charges and taxes and the impact […]
March 6, 2018

Power rates likely to rise again in March on weak peso

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 05, 2018 at 07:13 pm from manilastandard.net Power rates are expected to go up again in March on weak peso and following the shutdown of more power plants amid rising demand, retailer Manila […]
March 6, 2018

Weak peso pulling up power project costs

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated March 5, 2018, 4:32 PM from Manila Bulletin The weakening of the Philippine peso against the US dollar has been pulling up investment costs to power plant projects, primarily for new or greenfield developments […]
March 3, 2018

NEW ERC SYSTEMS LOSS LIMITS MUST BE ABSOLUTE NOT AVERAGE TO TRULY BENEFIT MERALCO and CEBU CONSUMERS

David Celestra Tan, MSK March 1, 2018 ERC’s announcement that it is reducing the Systems Loss allowance of Distribution Utilities should be a source of joy to electric consumers, especially those in the Meralco area. It will however be of […]