April 11, 2017

Meralco announces new rate hike

by Alena Mae S. Flores – April 10, 2017 at 09:15 pm from Manila Standard Today Power retailer Manila Electric Co. said Monday power rates will go up by P0.23 per kilowatt-hour this month, on the back of higher generation charges. Meralco, the […]
March 24, 2017

DOE readies IMO transition team for WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 23, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin A transition team is being formed by the Department of Energy (DOE) to finally set to fruition the installation of a private Independent Market Operator (IMO) for the […]
March 21, 2017

Policing the power sector

By  BusinessMirror Editorial – March 20, 2017 from Business Mirror The Philippines has one of the most expensive electricity rates in the world. The government owes taxpayers safe, reliable and affordable electricity, but its attempt to lower prices by restructuring the power […]
March 20, 2017

Meralco Needs True Concern for Consumers in Annual Malampaya Shutdown Costs

David Celestra Tan 18 March 2017 About 20 typhoons hit the Philippines every year like clockwork. It is only a question of where they would hit and how bad the damage would be.  Meralco is hit additionally  by two disasters […]