September 14, 2021

Meralco eyes power supply deals with PSALM, PEDC

BY LENIE LECTURA – SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 from Business Mirror The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has lined up its power requirements—totaling 260megawatts (MW)—that are urgently needed to avert a supply shortage when the Malampaya facility undergoes a 20-day preventive maintenance […]
September 18, 2020

Plant outages, gas restriction cause new spikes in power rates

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 18, 2020, 5:00 AM from Manila Bulletin New wave of power plant outages and the recent gas output restriction at the Malampaya field triggered new round of spikes in prices at the Wholesale Electricity […]
November 8, 2019

Iloilo blackout traced to power plant outages

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 7, 2019, 3:51 PM from Manila Bulletin The massive power interruptions that engulfed Iloilo City last week was claimed to have been triggered by shutdown of power plants that were both scheduled and unplanned, […]
May 29, 2019

DoE to Meralco: Put PSAs under bidding

By Jordeene B. Lagare – May 29, 2019 from The Manila Times BATANGAS CITY, Batangas: ENERGY Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Tuesday urged the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to subject its power-supply agreements (PSA) to competitive bidding after the country’s highest […]