April 14, 2023

Meralco extends rate discounts to 2.6M lifeline customers

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Apr 13, 2023 3:12 PM from Manila Bulletin At least 2.6 million customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will continue to receive discounts in their electric bills as mandated under Republic Act 11552 or the […]
April 13, 2023

ERC to modify ‘reliability index’ on plant outages

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Apr 12, 2023 4:15 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be revising the rules that will set reliability indices for power plant operations, primarily their permissible allowance on planned and forced […]
April 13, 2023

Razon firm taps Chinese firm for 140MW Tanauan solar farm

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Apr 12, 2023 5:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. has partnered with Chinese firm PowerChina B7 Philippines Corp. (PowerChina) for the commercial development of its 140-megawatt solar farm project in Tanauan, […]
April 12, 2023

Meralco rates down by P0.1180/kWh in April billing

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Apr 11, 2023 2:19 PM from Manila Bulletin AT A GLANCE Lower generation charge triggered overall Meralco rate reduction in April billing Power plants had less forced outages The peso appreciation helped soften generation charges […]