Sen. Risa Hontiveros urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to investigate the Manila Electric Company’s (MERALCO) power rate hike for June, saying it “defies logic”..
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The Wholesale Electricity Spot Market’s (WESM) new trading mechanism will soon allow distribution utilities (DUs) and retail electricity buyers to opt for demand-side bidding at..
Amid ensuing tensions between the Philippines and China over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) began operating its 300-kilowatt (kW) Kalayaan..
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has warned of corruption in the power sector if Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi’s proposals for the government to get involved again in..
The Department of Energy (DOE) has reiterated its position for the government to be involved again in power generation following last week’s Red Alerts in..
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to explain why there are delays in the 33 transmission..
After surprising the energy sector with its winning bid, Fort Pilar Energy, Inc. is planning to transform the 650-megawatt Malaya Thermal Power Plant (MTPP) and..
The much-awaited rehabilitation of the Agus-Pulangi hydroelectric power plant system in Mindanao will finally push through after the World Bank (WB) approved its $700,000 (around..
Ayala-led AC Energy is one of five companies looking to purchase the 650-megawatt (MW) Malaya Thermal Power Plant (MTPP) via a negotiated sale. The government,..
The Department of Energy (DOE) has directed the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) to take on off-grid power systems that have two or more suppliers, based..
