June 7, 2019

Meralco cuts June power rates

By Myrna Velasco – June 6, 2019, 6:50 PM from Manila Bulletin The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will cut power rate by P0.1948 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in its June billing despite the recurring yellow alert conditions in the Luzon […]
June 6, 2019

Meralco plans to hike RE output to 1,000MW in 5-7 years

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 5, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is stepping up investments in renewable energy (RE) capacity with installation rollout of 1,000 megawatts (MW) in the next 5-7 […]
June 5, 2019

DOE sets template contract on RE choice for consumers

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 4, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is firming up a “template contract” that shall guide Renewable Energy (RE) industry players in their offer of capacity or ‘clean energy […]
June 4, 2019

ERC eyeing ‘benchmark price’ in CSP

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 3, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is targeting to prescribe a “benchmark rate” that shall serve as reference price in the conduct of Competitive Selection Process (CSP) in […]