May 30, 2023

NGCP frees up ‘stranded capacity’ with newly-energized transmission project

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – May 29, 2023 05:23 PM from Manila Bulletin AT A GLANCE The newly-energized 500 kilovolt (kV) Hermosa-San Jose transmission line will ease tight supply woes in the Luzon grid. System operator National Grid Corporation of […]
March 12, 2023

Summer power shock: Consumers ‘stress test’ on rate hikes, brownouts (SPECIAL FEATURE)

MYRNA M. VELASCO – Mar 11, 2023 5:06 PM from Manila Bulletin AT A GLANCE NGCP raises warning of ‘tight supply’ on summer months Many areas suffer from expensive power rates ranging from P12-P24/kWh Short-term solutions to strained power supply […]
January 12, 2023

‘Expensive’ replacement power hikes Meralco rates

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 10, 2023, 2:03 PM from Manila Bulletin The comparatively expensive replacement power capacities secured from a power plant of the Aboitiz group and hefty purchases from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) had partly […]
November 4, 2022

Show cause orders issued to NGCP, units of SMCGP

BY LENIE LECTURA – NOVEMBER 4, 2022 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) issued show cause orders to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and the units under SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMCGP) for allegedly […]