March 31, 2022

ERC probes simultaneous power plant shutdowns

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 30, 2022, 2:12 PM from Manila Bulletin Eagle-eyed Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has stepped up investigation on the simultaneous unplanned shutdowns of habitually-delinquent power plants that plunged Luzon grid anew into “yellow alert” condition […]
March 28, 2022

Electricity connections in rural areas top 14.8 M

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 27, 2022, 9:05 PM from Manila Bulletin A total of 582,083 new customers have been connected to electricity supply last year, bringing total service connections to 14,835,390 households as of 2021, according to the […]
March 26, 2022

DOE seeks higher PH participation in this year’s ‘Earth Hour’

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 25, 2022, 4:07 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is encouraging consumers to turn off their lights for an hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm in observance of the “Earth […]
March 25, 2022

EDC renews power supply deal with Silliman University

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 24, 2022, 2:32 PM from Manila Bulletin Leading renewable energy firm Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has extended for another two years its power supply agreement with Silliman University, an academic institution in the Visayas […]