October 5, 2020

October power rates expected to rise as demand picked up

By Alena Mae S. Flores – October 04, 2020 at 07:50 pm from manilastandard.net Power rates of Manila Electric Co. will likely go up this month amid increased demand, plant outages and the Malampaya gas supply restriction, a company executive […]
October 2, 2020

ERC to direct Meralco, power firms to extend bill payments

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 1, 2020, 1:08 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is scheduled to issue an advisory or order that will direct power utilities, like the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), to extend for […]
September 29, 2020

DOE wants time limit on power plants’ testing and commissioning

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 29, 2020, 5:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is pushing for revisions in the guidelines that must be followed by power plant owners and operators so they can prospectively limit […]
September 22, 2020

Upgraded WESM system trial attracts few takers

By Adam J. Ang – September 21, 2020 | 7:02 pm from Business World THE operator of the wholesale power market’s trading floor said it is attracting low levels of participation from small producers for the trial run of its […]