The United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres is set to meet government officials and representatives in groups and organizations in the Philippines in an effort to get more developmental climate investments in...
Local player Romblon Electric Cooperative Inc. (ROMELCO) partnered with Japanese manufacturer Komaihaltec Inc. and launched a P242-million wind project in Romblon. The 900 kW wind turbine project will be in Barangays Agnay,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is closely watching the construction of the multibillion peso Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), which is slated to be...
Consumer group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) is calling the government to prioritize the country’s power supply to address power costs for consumers, especially during the coming summer months when demand could go...
An affiliate of Global Business Power (GBP) has been commended for its compliance to wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) rules. In a statement, GBP said its subsidiary Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC)...
Oil prices will increase today with P0.90 per liter for gasoline and P0.55 per liter for diesel products due to bellwether Dubai crude hitting US$62 per barrel last week. Kerosene recorded an...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV has called on the government to remove the value added tax (VAT) on electricity to help ease the concerns of power consumers from the high prices of...
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) recommendation to review the legislative franchises of at least 17 electric cooperatives was revoked due to alleged procedural lapses. The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc. (PHILRECA)...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has announced an overall electricity rates increase to P10.4067 per kWh this month, after a reduction in electricity bills experienced by consumers last month. January’s electricity rates...
Electric cooperatives (ECs) in the country are opposing the Department of Energy’s (DOE) move to cancel the legislative-issued franchises of at least 17 ECs. The energy department confirmed the submission of the...
