The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) warns of “soaring electricity rates” should the Department of Energy (DOE) continue pushing the grid operator to have 100% firm contracting for ancillary services
Customers of the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) should expect higher electric bills this June as price surges in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) last May will push up generation charges, the
Pro-science group Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamamayan (AGHAM) called for a greater push for nuclear power in the country in light of last week’s Red
The Department of Energy (DOE) is set to convene gas sector stakeholders in the gas sector in a bid to resolve the gas restriction from the Malampaya field in Palawan. Based on
Power consumers in Luzon, including Metro Manila, still have to brace for rotating brownouts this coming week, as the Department of Energy (DOE) warned of Red Alerts until June 10. During the
Malacanang has ordered the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to help the Department of Energy (DOE) in its investigation of 17 generation companies
The Department of Energy (DOE) wants to penalize power generating companies (gencos) and is even looking to file cases against them for the unplanned outages that led to the Red and Yellow
The Red and Yellow Alerts imposed on the Luzon Grid were lifted mid-afternoon on Wednesday, according to the Department of Energy (DOE) due to lower power demand and the reactivation of the
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) expects Red Alerts to go on in the Luzon Grid until June 7. NGCP spokesperson Atty. Cynthia Alabanza said that Red Alerts are expected
The sudden outage of the 316-megawatt (MW) Unit 2 of the GNPower Mariveles coal-fired power plant, which led to the entire facility’s shutdown, triggered the longer implementation of the Red Alert status
