May 14, 2019

Old plants supply 80% of power in Luzon

By Jordeene B. Lagare – May 14, 2019 from The Manila Times THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said almost 80 percent of electricity generated in Luzon comes from aging power plants or those built about two decades ago. In a […]
May 10, 2019

NGCP on 24/7 mode for polls

By Lenie Lectura – May 10, 2019 from Business Mirror THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said on Thursday it will activate the 24/7 operations of its Overall Command Center (OCC) starting May 10 until May 16 as […]
May 6, 2019

3 power companies ask ERC to approve emergency PSAs

By Lenie Lectura – May 6, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), Millennium Energy Inc. (MEI) and Therma Mobile Inc. (TMO) are asking regulators to approve their applications for emergency power-supply agreements (PSAs) to avert rotational power […]
April 27, 2019

Senate to probe power outages; no brownouts seen during polls

By Charmaine A. Tadalan – April 24, 2019 | 10:13 pm from Business World PHILSTAR THE SENATE energy committee on Thursday will hold a hearing to look into the unscheduled power plant shutdowns that may result in rotating power outages […]