December 1, 2016

Electricity galore: From shortage to oversupply

By Lenie Lectura – November 30, 2016 from Business Mirror TOWARD the end of the Aquino administration, the government was scrambling to avert a looming power crisis in Luzon, while Mindanao was already experiencing rotational brownouts. Now, power-industry stakeholders fear there could be […]
November 8, 2016

Meralco rates drop by P0.0781 per kWh

by Alena Mae S. Flores – November 07, 2016 at 11:30 pm from Manila Standard Today Consumers of Manila Electric Co. will experience lower rates this month with the rate for a typical household dropping P0.0781 per kilowatt-hour to P8.26 per kWh, the […]
September 29, 2016

ERC puts on hold Meralco’s PSA with MPGC, GLEDC

by Lenie Lectura – September 28, 2016 from Business Mirror THE applications for a power supply agreement (PSA) of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) with Mariveles Power Generation Corp. (MPGC) and with Global Luzon Energy Development Corp. (GLEDC) were put […]
February 22, 2016

Meralco’s Increasing Rates Due to Outdated “Down and Still Pay” Allowances

David Celestra Tan, MSK 21 February 2016 Meralco recently announced its rate will increase P0.42 per kwh which many consumers and apparently including the ERC and the DOE find inconsistent with the 55% drop in world fuel prices. Of the […]