December 7, 2016

Meralco rates up P0.1011/kWh this month

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 7, 2016, 2:45 PM from Manila Bulletin December is high consumption month for most Filipino consumers, but caution is in order as the rates of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be up by P0.1011 per […]
December 6, 2016

NGCP asked to assess ‘protection systems’ to prevent future brownouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 5, 2016, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin As explosion at its substation was directly tagged as the cause of the November 15 rolling brownouts, system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) was directed […]
December 6, 2016

DOE changes tack on energy mix: no cap, no quota on technologies

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 5, 2016, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is changing the proposed energy mix metrics, as the measure propounded under the Duterte administration shall be based on a “70-20-10 formula” in […]
December 3, 2016

Meralco gets power retailing license via Vantage Energy

by Myrna M. Velasco 01 December 2016 from Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has formally applied for a license as retail electricity supplier (RES) so it can serve big-ticket contestable customers under the retail competition and […]