April 27, 2019

Senate to probe power outages; no brownouts seen during polls

By Charmaine A. Tadalan – April 24, 2019 | 10:13 pm from Business World PHILSTAR THE SENATE energy committee on Thursday will hold a hearing to look into the unscheduled power plant shutdowns that may result in rotating power outages […]
April 26, 2019

WESM operator appoints new president

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 25, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin In less than a year, the market operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) is having its second president in Engineer Jose Mari T. Bigornia, replacing […]
April 26, 2019

WESM prices spike by P1.523/kwh after brownouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 25, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin After recurrence of rotating brownouts this month, consumers will have to suffer in their next billing roughly P1.523 per kilowatt hour (kwh) surge in rates due to […]
April 23, 2019

Ilijan contract lined up in Palace review of ‘onerous deals’

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 22, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Ilijan gas plant’s independent power producer administrator (IPPA) deal is among the government transactions set for submission to Malacañang on President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for review […]