April 7, 2018

Meralco: April power rates up P0.2250/kWh

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 6, 2018 at 08:10 PM from manilastandard.net Manila Electric Co. announced Friday an increase of P0.2250 per kilowatt-hour in overall electricity rates for April, mainly due to the P0.1773 per kWh rise in […]
April 6, 2018

More time sought for biomass projects

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 05, 2018 at 07:05 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Department asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the installation target for biomass and run-of-river hydro projects by another two years. ERC spokesman Floresinda […]
April 4, 2018

Tight supply leads to higher power rates in April

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 02, 2018 at 09:40 pm from manilastandard.net Power rates are expected to increase in April on higher prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, the country’s trading floor of electricity, an official of […]
April 2, 2018

First Gen eyes 2 new gas power plants in Batangas

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 01, 2018 at 07:10 pm from manilastandard.net First Gen Corp., a unit of the Lopez Group, plans to build two 450-megawatt, natural gas-fired power plants in Batangas, namely Santa Maria and Saint Joseph, […]