August 2, 2021

DOE to junk Meralco’s emergency supply procurement plea despite shortage

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 30, 2021, 6:38 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is inclined to disapprove the plea of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) for emergency supply procurement despite highly probable supply […]
July 30, 2021

New DOE Usec named with ‘yet-undefined’ function

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 29, 2021, 2:50 PM from Manila Bulletin With less than a year remaining for the Duterte administration, the Department of Energy (DOE) has named new Undersecretary Astravel “Astra” P. Naik, but whose function has […]
July 30, 2021

Manila Polo Club bites First Gen’s offer of cheaper, cleaner power supply

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 29, 2021, 2:03 PM from Manila Bulletin In the cutthroat contest of the retail competition and open access (RCOA) regime of the restructured electricity sector, First Gen Corporation scored another win by cornering Manila […]
July 29, 2021

Meralco logs 3% downtrend in tariff due to lower generation charges

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 28, 2021, 5:55 PM from Manila Bulletin The average tariff billed to customers by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) had been down by 3.0-percent in the first half of the year, and […]