Shell Philippines increased its diesel prices by 80 centavos per liter; gasoline by 90 centavos; and kerosene by 75 centavos, beginning Tuesday at 6 a.m. According to a Philippine Daily Inquirer report,...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and Property Company of Friends, Inc. (PRO-FRIENDS) opened its newest substation which aims to address the increasing electricity requirements of Lancaster New City in General Trias, Cavite....
The San Miguel Energy Corporation subsidiary South Premier Power Corp. (SPPC) has claimed that they already paid its $6.19 billion debt to state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) as...
Chairman of the Senate energy committee Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian filed a bill last week aiming to create an energy industry watchdog that would represent the consumers in all rate-setting, rule-making, and...
Allegations of market collusion pushed the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to partner with an American firm-consultant to aid them with the monitoring and surveillance at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). ERC...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking to limit the power contracting capacities of power plants to 70 percent as to ensure that there will be an emergency reserve to tap in...
Despite the recent settlement over Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s (ZAMCELCO) debt to local electricity provider Western Mindanao Power Corporation (WMPC), the city of Zamboanga might still not receive reliable and sustainable...
Around P59.23 billion are owed by some electric cooperatives and independent power producer administrators (IPPAs) to state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM), according to a statement released by the...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported that operations of transmission lines and facilities nationwide are back to normal as of 5 a.m. on May 14. This after an outage...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is promoting a bill that will fast-track the development of microgrids in unserved and underserved areas nationwide. This is part of an effort to meet the government’s aim to...
