February 13, 2019

Election-hitched plant shutdowns may trigger power rate hikes anew

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 12, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The hitches to be triggered by the forthcoming May 2019 elections on the scheduling of power plant shutdowns in the country may spark off electricity rate hikes […]
February 12, 2019

DOE keenly watching NGCP’s MVIP project

By Lenie Lectura – February 12, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) is closely monitoring the progress of the multibillion peso Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP). “We are monitoring […]
January 28, 2019

NGCP defers IPO

By Lenie Lectura – January 28, 2019 from Business Mirror THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking deferment of the public offering of its shares. The NGCP is required to comply with the statutory requirement to make […]
January 21, 2019

Should your Electric Distribution Utility or Electric Coop be Replaced? And What’s The Right and Democratic Way to do it? (Part 1)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 18 January 2019   The failure of the Panay Electric Company (PECO) of Iloilo City to secure a renewal of their franchise that is expiring January 19, 2019 is now in the public’s mind. And raising […]