July 3, 2017

Meralco blames weak Peso, power outages for hike in July billing

By Lenie Lectura – July 2, 2017 from Business Mirror GENERATION charge, a big chunk of an electric  bill, is expected to go up this month. According to the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), there are two factors that are expected to push generation […]
July 1, 2017

DOE prepares new board for WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 29, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The ‘real action’ had been on the launch of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao, but torrents of discussion in the power industry had been on […]
June 29, 2017

PEMC launches trial operations of Mindanao power spot market

By Lenie Lectura – June 28, 2017 from Business Mirror A total of 41 firms participated in the trial operations for a spot market in Mindanao, the Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) said on Wednesday. The trial operations of the Wholesale Electricity Spot […]
June 28, 2017

WESM mitigating measure set ahead of Malampaya repair

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 21, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin. To cushion cost impact on consumers for “extraordinary events” affecting electricity supply flow, a supplementing mitigating measure at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) had already been given […]