May 15, 2019

ERC to toughen up surveillance and monitoring at WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 14, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin To prevent gaming and abuse of market power by generation company-trading participants, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has engaged an American firm-consultant so they can toughen up […]
May 9, 2019

ERC assessing power supply deals affected by SC decision

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 8, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Some distribution utilities (DUs) may lose fraction of their contracted supply as a result of the Supreme Court (SC) decision mandating all power supply agreements (PSAs) from […]
May 8, 2019

Meralco rates down by P0.2728/kwh in May

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 7, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Despite the P3.5355 per kilowatt hour (kwh) hike in charges from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) during the month, the lower contract costs of Manila Electric […]
May 6, 2019

Meralco warns about higher rates in spot market

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 05, 2019 from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. said this week’s electricity bill will reflect the higher charges in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, the trading floor of electricity. “We expect higher […]