The Manila Electric Co. (MERALCO) announced a P0.0278 per kilowatt hour (kWh) increase in power rates for the month of March, entailing a P8.8901 per kWh electricity charge compared to last month’s...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Finance (DOF) to fast-track the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11371 or the ‘Murang Kuryente...
Consumer group Laban Konsyumer, Inc. (LKI) is seeking to remove the two-tiered universal charges (UCs) line items in the electric bills. LKI has filed a petition before the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is working with the Department of Energy (DOE) to collect around P11.5 billion worth of debt from electric cooperatives in Mindanao, particularly the...
Members of both public and private sector have come up with different programs to address the continuing brownouts in Palawan. The programs were based on the findings and recommendations of the Department...
The Alimit hydroelectric power plant in Ifugao province of SN-Aboitiz Power Ifugao Inc. leads the list of the projects that have received Energy Projects of National Significance (EPNS) certification from the government....
The House Committee on Energy has passed the “Murang Kuryente” law, aiming to decrease electricity rates by paying the stranded debts and contract costs of state-owned National Power Corporation (NPC) which are...
Chicago-based energy firm Power One Corporation is under fire over its contracts that caused continuous unstable power supply and ballooning power rates in the areas of Catanduanes, Mindoro, and Palawan. Senator Antonio...
Electricity has been restored in around 54 percent of households in Typhoon Ompong-hit areas, according to the Department of Energy (DOE), which leads its Task Force on Energy Resiliency. A total of...
Approximately P 2.25 billion can be saved if the National Power Corporation will use hybrid technology solution to power remote areas, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). This was revealed in...
