July 30, 2021

New DOE Usec named with ‘yet-undefined’ function

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 29, 2021, 2:50 PM from Manila Bulletin With less than a year remaining for the Duterte administration, the Department of Energy (DOE) has named new Undersecretary Astravel “Astra” P. Naik, but whose function has […]
July 30, 2021

Manila Polo Club bites First Gen’s offer of cheaper, cleaner power supply

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 29, 2021, 2:03 PM from Manila Bulletin In the cutthroat contest of the retail competition and open access (RCOA) regime of the restructured electricity sector, First Gen Corporation scored another win by cornering Manila […]
July 29, 2021

Meralco logs 3% downtrend in tariff due to lower generation charges

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 28, 2021, 5:55 PM from Manila Bulletin The average tariff billed to customers by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) had been down by 3.0-percent in the first half of the year, and […]
July 29, 2021

Malampaya shutdown to hike generation charge–Meralco

BY LENIE LECTURA – JULY 28, 2021 from Business Mirror The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest electricity distribution utility, is anticipating an increase in power generation charge after the Malampaya gas facility shuts down in October. The company, […]