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...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has indicated that it will be revising the Philippines’ power supply-demand forecasts for this year DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi noted that this month the Luzon grid has...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has asked the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to explain the collection of a P47 fee from consumers who pay their bills online. The DOE noted in a...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that the bidding process for oil exploration activities in “conflict areas” has begun. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi admitted that China initially resisted because of its...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) released a directive to the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to explain and show proof of basis in calculating the kilowatt-hour (kWh) consumption for Meralco consumers during the...
