July 11, 2017

ERC top execs face new raps before Ombudsman

By Lenie Lectura – July 10, 2017 from Business Mirror Top officials of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) are facing another set of charges before the Office of the Ombudsman. A group calling itself the Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) on Monday said it […]
July 7, 2017

Slight power-rate increase likely this month–Meralco

By Lenie Lectura – July 6, 2017 from Business Mirror OVERALL power rates for July are expected to remain flattish to a single-digit increase, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said on Thursday. Meralco is expected to release its July electricity rates on Friday. As […]
July 3, 2017

Meralco blames weak Peso, power outages for hike in July billing

By Lenie Lectura – July 2, 2017 from Business Mirror GENERATION charge, a big chunk of an electric  bill, is expected to go up this month. According to the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), there are two factors that are expected to push generation […]
June 28, 2017

Dominant Power Generators Bat to Keep EPIRA Law with only minor changes.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 25 June 2017 Should the EPIRA Law of 2001 be Implemented fully with only some minor revisions? Or should it be totally amended or even repealed as called for by the Party-list group Bayan Muna and […]