(UPDATED) A lightning strike caused transmission lines of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in Cebu City to trip before midnight on Friday, which led to a blackout in several...
Power customers that consume an average of at least 100 kilowatts (kW) per month for the past 12 months may soon be able to choose their own supplier of renewable energy (RE),...
The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) is in talks with government-owned Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) for possible supply as the power giant is forced to look for other options...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said it would not allow power plant maintenance activities during peak months to avoid incidents of power outages. NGCP assured that future submissions...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is eyeing the conversion of 35 “non-firm” contracts to firm-based arrangements for the provision of reserves or ancillary services (AS) to the power grid,...
Power generation companies (gencos) that caused the Red Alerts and rotational brownouts in Luzon from May 31-June 2 will soon be slapped with penalties, according to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). At...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking approval from the Energy Regulatory Board (ERC) to build two interconnection projects from the Luzon mainland worth Php22.2 billion. In a filing...
Lopez-led Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is seeking the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) approval to develop, own, and operate dedicated point-to-point limited facilities to connect the Mindanao 3 (M3) geothermal power project to...
Sen. Risa Hontiveros has asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to suspend the increase in power rates while the investigation on rotational blackouts is still ongoing, saying that the price hike is...
The Department of Energy (DOE) said it would possibly lower the eligibility threshold for the retail competition and open access (RCOA) program, so that more customers would have the option of choosing...
