Households with an average consumption of 200 kWh will enjoy lower rates this February after Meralco logged a decrease in overall electricity rate, from last month’s P9.4523 per kWh to P8.8623 per...
Beyond food, water, and clothing, research suggests that one of the most important needs during disaster response and recovery is electricity. Power plays a crucial role in one’s disaster management, response, and...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is preparing contingency measures to ensure power supply and rate hikes would be mitigated during the summer months as the Department of Energy (DOE) has reportedly warned...
Vivant Energy Corp. is eyeing to increase its energy capacity to 1,000 MW by 2030 with the first half targeted to be achieved by 2023. The current total capacity of the energy...
Manila Electric Company (Meralco) consumers will experience a decrease in their electricity rates with an initial estimate of around P0.40 to P0.50 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The main driver for the decrease for...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi repeated his call for the full audit of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) during the Senate Committee on Energy hearing, which...
The renewable energy arm of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) Spectrum is eyeing to double its installed capacity this year as more residential customers are opting for solar rooftop energy. “We’re close to...
Marikina Representative Stella Quimbo urged to instantly jumpstart the House probe on the Department of Energy (DOE)’s pricing formula and policies that may be promoting implicit collusion or parallel pricing among the...
Bayan Muna Chairman Neri Colmenares and electric consumers advocacy group Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumers Alliance Inc. (MSK) have urged Meralco to refund the P29.6 billion it owes to consumers for...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has resumed acting on applications for retail electricity supplier (RES) licenses, allowing consumers to exercise their “power of choice” in accordance to the Retail Competition and Open...
