March 12, 2020

Gencos must sked plant outages for 3 years

By Lenie Lectura – March 12, 2020 from Business Mirror ENERGY Secretary Alfonso Cusi has signed a department circular that requires all power generation companies to submit the schedule of their plant outages for three years. “All generating companies shall […]
March 9, 2020

Enough power, but brace for brownouts

By Lenie Lectura -March 8, 2020 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) has once again allayed fears of yet another looming electricity shortage leading to brownouts this coming dry season, assuring there is stable power supply. There is no need to […]
January 16, 2020

Taal ash fall causes outages in Meralco service areas

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 15, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The ash fall from the erupting Taal Volcano has also cut-off electricity service in areas being served by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco), primarily those […]
December 10, 2019

Meralco billing higher in Dec. By ₱0.3044/kwh

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 9, 2019, 6:32 PM from Manila Bulletin Electric bills will make a pinch on the budgets of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) customers this month as its rates had been up by ₱0.3044 per kilowatt-hour […]