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Power rate up in July 2025, says Meralco

Power retailer Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said Friday power rate will increase in July on the back of higher generation charges. “Meralco customers can expect...

ERC to hold open public meetings

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will hold an open commission meeting this month, in line with a state policy under the Electric Power Industry...

MMDA partners with PNOC for clean energy goals

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has partnered with the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) to implement a solar photovoltaic system at two MMDA...

RE auctions to bring down power prices

Electricity prices are seen to significantly go down once the Department of Energy completes the five rounds of Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP), the...

NEA, DepEd to energize 295 ‘last mile schools’ this year

At least 295 schools in far-flung communities, or the so-called ‘last mile,’ will receive access to electricity this year as part of the ongoing...

NEA restores power supply in Siquijor

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) restored has electricity services in Siquijor over the weekend after President Marcos intervened to avert a prolonged power crisis...

Genset arrives in Siquijor, outages expected to ease

A generator set arrived in Siquijor on Thursday to ease rotational brownouts after President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. visited the province to address the crippling...

PBBM vows to resolve Siquijor power crisis in 6 months

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. assured Siquijor residents Wednesday of swift government action to resolve the island’s worsening power crisis, setting a six-month deadline...

Power prices at spot market eased in May amid higher supply

System-wide average prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) declined by P0.51 per kilowatt-hour, or 11.2 percent, in May 2025 on higher supply...

Meralco to deploy smart meters to all customers

Power retailer Manila Electric Co. will deploy smart meters to its entire customer base within the next decade, a top executive said Wednesday. “AMI ...

Meralco awaits DOE approval on bidding of 600-MW baseload supply

Meralco has yet to receive CoCs for two proposed CSPs: 200-MW renewable energy (RE) baseload, for supply starting Jan. 26, 2026 and 600-MW baseload,...

Electric co-ops back clamor for electricity VAT removal

The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) on Thursday welcomed the growing clamor across various sectors and lawmakers for the removal of the...

DTI seized P134m worth of unsafe electrical products

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has confiscated P134.4 million worth of uncertified and potentially dangerous electrical and electronic products since 2023. The haul...

Natural gas: Not just a bridge – a pillar of sustainability

“In the Philippine context, natural gas is a pillar of a realistic energy transition” As electricity demand in the Philippines accelerates—set to more than quadruple...
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