The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has prepared return-to-office protocols to ensure the safety of their employees as it is important that there are enough personnel to keep the lights on 24/7. One...
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing the government to fast track the implementation of the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS) law, which will streamline and modernize...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) warned the distribution utilities that they will be fined and penalized if they will violate the implementation of payment installments for bills covering the enhanced community quarantine...
The power generating arm of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) is set to build a diversified portfolio of 3,000 MW in the next five years. “We are targeting...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi has signed the Administrative Order (AO2020-05-0001), which provides the response protocol for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “It is imperative for the energy industry to...
Power generation companies (GenCos) and distribution utilities (DUs) are asking the government for fiscal assistance to prevent the collapse of operations and bankruptcies as their cash collections have been paused due to...
After facing backlash over alleged overcharging, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be releasing a new billing for the month of May based on actual meter reading of electricity consumption for the...
Power cooperatives Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (Noceco) and the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco) recorded a decrease in electricity rates for the month of May. Noneco reported a decrease of P0.6240 per...
Some coal plants have been pausing their coal deliveries due to low electricity demand and not because of logistical problems, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). This somehow countered the report...
The country’s second largest power distributor Visayan Electric is expecting a revenue fall by 11.96 percent due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as a drop in the energy...
