SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMCGP), the power generating arm of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), said it will be beefing up its investments in renewable energy (RE) in a bid to significantly...
The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) has confirmed that its rates for July will increase by Php0.2353 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to Php8.9071/kWh as a result of the Red and Yellow Alerts from May...
Manny V. Pangilinan-led Global Business Power Corporation (GBP) has begun construction works on its first solar power plant. Located inside the Philippine Communications Satellite Corporation’s (PHILCOMSAT) 135-hectare property in Baras, Rizal, the...
The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) will likely increase its generation charges this July due to tight power supply and simultaneous plant outages experienced by the Luzon Grid leading to the Red Alerts...
The Department of Energy (DOE) said there is a big probability that electricity rates could increase when the Malampaya gas field temporarily shuts down in October. Based on a Rappler report, Sen....
Rome wasn’t built in a day—neither was it built alone. In a way, this is what the most recent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO), the Department of...
How can the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) balance the cry of its customers struggling to pay their electric bills with the energy industry requiring the cash flow to stay afloat and keep the...
Over a week after the gas restriction from Malampaya was lifted, production was once again limited on Monday, affecting the country’s five gas-fired power plants and posing another supply shortage in the...
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” even under the regime of deregulation. Hontiveros...
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 a price they prefer. Julius Bunyi, manager...
