September 11, 2020

P1.6B set aside for rural electrification efforts

By Jordeene B. Lagare – September 10, 2020 from The Manila Times A budget of P1.6 billion was allotted to energize over a thousand sitios (rural enclaves) across the country, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said on Wednesday. In a […]
September 11, 2020

Meralco slashes rate to 3-year-low

By Jordeene B. Lagare – September 10, 2020 from The Manila Times This 2018 file photo shows linemen about to inspect electricity meters. (The Manila Times file photo) Consumers can expect another reduction in their electricity bills in September after […]
September 7, 2020

DoE hopes to kick off RE auction by mid-2021

By Jordeene B. Lagare – September 7, 2020 from The Manila Times THE Department of Energy (DoE) is targeting to commence the country’s first renewable energy auction by the middle of 2021. In particular, the agency is looking at auctioning […]
September 7, 2020

Many power distributors unfamiliar with net metering

By Jordeene B. Lagare – September 7, 2020 from The Manila Times THE implementation of net metering program, a scheme wherein an electricity end-user who owns a renewable energy (RE) facility to sell excess electricity to the distribution utility (DU), […]