Power distribution utility firm Manila Electric Company (Meralco) rejected a proposal to compensate the residential net metering customers at full rate as it will cause higher power rates for all Meralco customers....
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) concluded its field inspection and data gathering as part of its investigation on the series of pole fires reported against the Panay Electric Co. (PECO). According to...
Chevron Corporation is formally seeking ‘right of first refusal’ from energy partners Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) and Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) following the buyout offer presented by the Udenna...
The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) supported the energy department’s call for Meralco to be more transparent and flexible in the energy bidding requirements per competitive selection process (CSP). “In...
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) restored its Kidapawan Substation following the magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Tulunan, Cotabato that posed damages to its high-voltage substation equipment and control room facilities....
Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Senator Sherwin Gatchalian expressed his concern that the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Electrification Administration’s (NEA) proposed budget for the country’s total electrification program (TEP)...
The Matinloc and Nido oilfields in northwest Palawan, the first two Philippine oilfields, ceased production after four decades of operations. Matinloc and Nido were able to generate 18.9 million barrels of oil...
The Senate Committee on Energy is set to endorse to Congress a proposal seeking to create the Philippine Energy Research and Policy Institute (PERPI) in a bid to address energy security and...
The Iloilo City government conveyed that Panay Electric Co. (PECO) needed to settle P90-M worth of unpaid real-estate taxes before it can renew its business permit. City government’s Business Permits and Licensing...
Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco encouraged the Department of Energy (DOE) and energy industry players to fast-track the next round of bidding for much-needed greenfield baseload capacity. “We believe that with the...
