The Benguet Electric Cooperative Inc. (BENECO) is set to launch its first power plant by the second quarter of 2020 in a bid to cut the cost of electricity from P5.40 per...
In a bid to broaden the participation of electricity generating firms in the country, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is still assessing the revisions in the terms of reference (TOR) of the...
The social responsibility arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) One Meralco Foundation (OMF) has set up solar-powered charging stations at an evacuation center in Alfonso, Cavite on January 13. Around 3,000 families...
The Department of Energy (DOE) dismissed PXP Energy Corp.’s request to reconsider its unsolicited proposal to take over the operations of the Malampaya gas field from the consortium once the service contract...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Finance (DOF) to fast-track the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11371 or the ‘Murang Kuryente...
The Provincial Board of Antique is eyeing the creation of the Provincial Renewable Energy Council as part of its resolution of banning coal-fired power plants in the province. Vice Governor Edgar Denosta...
Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is planning to privatize the power purchase agreement (PPA) of the 200-megawatt Mindanao coal-fired power plant in 2022. Germany-based firm STEAG State Power Inc....
Consumers of the Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) will see an increase of P0.70 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in their billing of December 2019. Around P70 will be added to the overall electricity bill...
The Department of Energy (DOE) told oil firms that they will be checking for the correct application of higher excise taxes to avoid taxing old stocks. “DOE may have the option to...
Consumer group Laban Konsyumer, Inc. (LKI) is seeking to remove the two-tiered universal charges (UCs) line items in the electric bills. LKI has filed a petition before the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)...
