October 9, 2024

Meralco expects lower October electricity bills

By Gabriell Christel Galang – Oct 8, 2024 05:21 PM from Manila Bulletin Power utility firm Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has announced a potential reduction in consumers’ electricity bills for October. Joe Zaldarriaga, Meralco head of corporate communications, explained that […]
September 23, 2024

BPC aims to start operation of Malaya power plant in ’25

By Lenie Lectura – September 23, 2024 from Business Mirror Belgrove Power Corp. (BPC), a subsidiary of Fort Pilar Energy Inc., is pursuing the rehabilitation of Malaya Thermal Power Plant (MTPP) Unit 2 and the construction of the proposed 60 […]
August 30, 2024

Energy storage integration in RE capacity auction to hike bid rates by P5-P6/kWh

LNG capacity tendering will be treated as ancillary services By Myrna M. Velasco – Aug 29, 2024 12:03 PM from Manila Bulletin At a glance The parallel auction for liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity in GEA-4 shall be for ancillary […]
July 31, 2024

ERC lifts reserve market’s settlement suspension

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Jul 30, 2024 05:23 PM from Manila Bulletin AT A GLANCE With the lifting of the settlement suspension, the uncollected amounts during the enforcement of that rule will already be recouped and passed on to […]