Lower electricity bills will be felt this January following a P52.6 centavo per kwh decrease in overall rates announced by the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco). Overall rates for January went down to...
An increase of at least eight centavos per kilowatt-hour (kwh) in electricity bills within the Meralco franchise area following the effect of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN). Power rates...
The 650-megawatt (MW) Malaya Thermal Power Plant (TPP) in Rizal can finally be privatized after the country’s natural gas policy has been issued, the Department of Energy (DOE) said. “This year might...
The rehabilitation of the spillway area in San Roque dam in Pangasinan has been completed, the National Power Corp. (Napocor) said. The rehab followed the traces of erosion found at the base...
The Department of Energy is looking to complete the stalled rollout of the 3,000 electricity tricycles (e-trike) by the middle of the year where a part will be deployed to Marawi City....
The Philippines ranked first in “environmental sustainability” in the 2016 World Energy Trilemma Index report of the World Energy Council (WEC). According to the report, WEC described the Philippines as the “most...
The Department of Energy (DOE) may extend the feed-in-tariff (FIT) allocation for biomass and run-of-river projects for three more years, an official said. DOE undersecretary Felix Fuentebella said that a draft for...
Higher fuel prices brought by the new excise tax is seen to take effect after January 15, as soon as old inventories of oil companies are used up, Department of Energy (DOE)...
A unit of the Aboitiz Power Corp. has taken over the 59-megawatt (MW) solar plant in Negros Occidental as its partner exits the project following bankruptcy. In a disclosure, AboitizPower unit Aboitiz...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is mobilizing its resources to restore power in areas affected by tropical storm Vinta within this week in time for the New Year. “Our personnel and staff...
