August 10, 2018

PSALM‘s universal charge collections reach P140 billion

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 10, 2018, 12:31 AM from Business Mirror Collections of universal charges from Filipino consumers via the electric bills already soared to P140.17 billion as of the latest reckoning date this year, according to data […]
July 14, 2018

Tawi-Tawi power plants now operating

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – July 14, 2018 from The Manila Times THREE power plants in Tawi-tawi province are now operating nonstop, state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) said on Friday. “We now have considerable power reserves in our power plants […]
June 19, 2018

Cusi seeks audit of P75-B energy subsidy fund

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 18, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi is proposing an audit of the P74.883 billion worth of collections on universal charge for missionary electrification (UCME), as he noted that […]
January 22, 2018

TRAIN taxes to hike off-grid power rates by P1.74/kWh

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 21, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Consumers in off-grid areas, including tourism-drawing islands and far-flung areas, will suffer a punitive tariff hike of P1.74 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) on the rates to be passed […]