December 11, 2017

Coal tax to hit power customers

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 10, 2017 at 09:30 pm from manilastandard.net Customers of Manila Electric Co. will experience higher generation charges of P0.0455 per kilowatt-hour, once the government slaps a P300 excise tax on every metric ton of coal. Meralco […]
December 9, 2017

CA ruling to increase electricity charges

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 07, 2017 at 09:00 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission said Thursday it will ask the Court of Appeals to reconsider its order reinstating the higher charges at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, the trading […]
December 8, 2017

Malampaya to last 10 more years

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 07, 2017 at 09:20 pm from manilastandard.net The Malampaya natural gas field in northwest Palawan, which supplies fuel to three major power plants in Batangas, is expected to continue producing for the next 10 years, an […]
December 8, 2017

December power rates decline on peso recovery

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 07, 2017 at 08:50 pm from Alena Mae S. Flores Electricity rates declined P0.3785 per kilowatt-hour in December, on lower generation charges amid a stronger peso and softer prices at the spot market. Meralco said a […]