June 12, 2021

Meralco rates to go up slightly by P0.08/kWh this June due to WESM price spikes

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 11, 2021, 2:34 PM from Manila Bulletin Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will have to burden additional P0.0798 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in their June electric bills, and that’s driven mainly by higher […]
June 12, 2021

New power plant may save Luzon from more brownouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 12, 2021, 8:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Consumers in the Luzon grid will be spared from suffering brownouts in the coming weeks if the first 668-megawatt unit 1 of the GNPower Dinginin coal-fired power […]
June 11, 2021

DOE seeks government return to power generation business

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 11, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking government’s return to power generation business to primarily serve the power system’s requirement for reserves or ancillary services. Energy Secretary […]
June 11, 2021

Erring Gencos facing probe for collusion raps amid continuing brownouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 10, 2021, 2:54 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) said erring power generation companies (GenCos) are being investigated for possible collusion that resulted in brownouts this year even as it raised […]