August 16, 2017

First Gen income dips 4% to $84 M

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 15, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Given the lower dispatch of its gas-fired power plants in some months during the first semester, the recurring net income of First Gen Corporation had been down by […]
August 9, 2017

Meralco rates to increase P0.1338/kWh this August

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 8, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Array of factors that included regulator-approved recovery of stranded liabilities had pulled up the rates billed by Manila Electric Company (Meralco) in August billing cycle by P0.1338 per […]
August 7, 2017

Meralco bill to increase slightly in August

By Lenie Lectura – August 6, 2017 from Business Mirror In Photo: Meralco officials, led by Jose Antonio T. Valdez (seated, second from left), vice president and head of marketing; Joe Zaldarriaga (seated, fourth from left), assistant vice president and Public Information Office […]
August 2, 2017

WESM doing wonders for power sector

By Lenie Lectura – August 2, 2017 from Business Mirror ELEVEN years since it was launched in Luzon and seven years after in the Visayas, the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) has promoted competition and transparency—and has continued to multiply investors—in the power […]