March 9, 2017

Industry source: Meralco generation charge for March may amount to P4.90 per kWh

By Lenie Lectura – March 8, 2017 from Business Mirror Generation charge of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for this month could amount to P4.90 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), higher than the previous month’s P4.32-per-kWh generation charge. The amount already includes the P0.22-per-kWh adjustment in […]
January 16, 2017

20-day Malampaya shutdown to cost consumers P3 B

by Myrna M. Velasco –  January 14, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The scheduled 20-day shutdown of the Malampaya gas production facility will cost Filipino consumers P3.0 billion, representing the extent of additional costs they will be paying with […]
January 12, 2017

DOE may lower WESM secondary price cap during Malampaya shutdown

By Lenie Lectura – January 10, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) has raised the possibility of further lowering the secondary price cap in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) to cushion the possible impact during the 20-day shutdown of […]