February 9, 2018

Meralco agrees to limit projected power rate increase in February

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 08, 2018 at 07:39 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. said Thursday it will not fully implement the estimated P1.08-per-kilowatt-hour power rate increase for a typical household in February to mitigate […]
January 18, 2018

NGCP sees power demand peaking in ‘18

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 17, 2018 at 07:17 pm from manilastandard.net National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said Wednesday power demand will continue to peak this year but assures brownouts are not likely to occur. “Assuming that […]
October 10, 2017

VisMin power link-up could be EO 30 ‘pilot project’

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 9, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Visayas-Mindanao Interconnection Project (VMIP) is hinted as the ‘pilot project’ that will likely test the viability of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 30, or the Malacanang-issued […]
September 23, 2017

NGCP: Negros-Panay submarine cable ready

by Alena Mae S. Flores – September 22, 2017 at 07:01 pm  from manilastandard.net Grid operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines is set to energize the Negros-Panay submarine cable at its full capacity of 300 megawatts by the first quarter next year to […]