October 23, 2020

Rural utilities warn delayed bill payments to have serious impact on industry

By Adam J. Ang – October 22, 2020 | 9:12 pm from Business World THE delayed payment of power bills during the entire quarantine period will have a serious impact on the entire power supply chain, electric cooperatives warned. Government […]
April 29, 2020

Coops go full blast to subsidize power bills of 3-M customers

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated April 29, 2020, 8:37 AM from Manila Bulletin The country’s 121 electric cooperatives will go full blast on their drive to subsidize the power bills of more than 3.0 million marginalized and lockdown-snagged electricity […]
September 4, 2018

Electric co-ops warns against solar franchise

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 03, 2018 at 07:15 pm from manilastandard.net Electric cooperative groups warned against granting a national franchise to a private entity planning to roll out solar projects to ensure total rural electrification. The National […]
June 21, 2018

Meralco not giving up ‘unelectrified sites’ in its franchise area

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 20, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Amid the government’s “takeover warning” at the unelectrified domains of distribution utilities (DUs), power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) indicated that it will not give up […]