The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced today a decrease in its electricity rates worth P 0.5436 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for the month of May. The adjustment this month brings the overall rate...
Four 600-kilowatt (kW) additional generating sets (gensets) were inaugurated on Wednesday for the power facilities of San Vicente and El Nido. Alfredo R. Zabala of National Power Corporation (Napocor) Palawan Operations Division...
Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Redentor Delola guaranteed that the country has “enough reserves” even if a number of power plants in Luzon are scheduled to go offline. Pagbilao 1 (367.5 MW)...
The Sabang Renewable Energy Corp. (SERC) will put up the country’s first hybrid-powered micro-grid in Sabang, Palawan that looks to cut down diesel consumption and generate savings on rural electrification. SREC has...
The Aklan Electric Cooperative Inc. (Akelco) is renegotiating the existing bilateral contracts with its Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to alleviate the swell of the utility’s power rates due to Boracay’s expected drop...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has launched an information campaign on the proposed Uniform Monthly Electricity Bill Format as part of its commitment to empowering consumers. This aims to inform consumers on...
The National Electrification Administration is calling on electric cooperatives (ECs) to fast-track rural electrification initiatives amid ‘threats’ of government letting in third-party power providers enter their franchise areas. NEA administrator Edgardo Masongsong...
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) signed a contract with Nishizawa Limited, a Japanese general trading company, to supply the materials and equipment needed to rehabilitate six electric cooperatives (ECs) in Mindanao. Nishizawa...
With the Department of Energy (DOE) going full throttle on President Rodrigo Duterte’s promise to completely energize the nation, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) detailed that there are still road blocks that...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian during a public hearing yesterday called for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Electrification Agency (NEA), and other DOE attached agencies to develop a unified strategy for the household...
