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Tag: Electricity

From the perspective of an electric power company: What it takes to be upper middle-income

At the flick of a light switch and upon the connection of a plug, electricity is expected to be there. Otherwise, unreliability would mean stunted...

Marcos okays LEYECO II franchise renewal bid

President Ferdinand Marcos agreed to the franchise renewal bid of Leyte II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO II) to secure power supply in parts of...

Gatchalian urges ERC to expedite measures aimed at lowering cost of electricity

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to accelerate and fully implement lower retail competition and open access (RCOA) threshold to enable...

Electricity rates up as pump prices decline anew

Another bitter-sweet moment awaits consumers as Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) gets set to implement a “slight upward adjustment” in power rates this month even...

Meralco unit plans to join Singapore power plant’s bidding

PacificLight Power Pte Ltd. (PLP), a subsidiary of the Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), plans to participate in the request for proposals of Singapore’s Energy...

Was the bidding above-board?

“This means distribution utilities, like Meralco, are now required to open to public scrutiny the ownership structures of companies from which it buys electricity” TS...

ERC lifts order suspending reserve market

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Tuesday lifted a suspension on the billing and settlement of the price determination methodology (PDM) in the Wholesale...

Marcos signs Negros Electric franchise as power distributor

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved the franchise for Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC) to manage and operate the electricity distribution system in Central...

Strong sales boosted Meralco’s first-half profit by 26% to P22.4b

Manila Electric Co. reported a 21-percent increase in consolidated core net income in the first half to P23.2 billion from P19.2 billion in the...

Senate eyes EPIRA amendment following PBBM’s SONA

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said any amendment in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) should result in lower electricity prices to benefit consumers who...

Storms affect 22 electric cooperatives across 15 provinces—NEA

The National Electrification Administration said Thursday 22 electric cooperatives (ECs) from 15 provinces and six regions were affected by super typhoon ‘Carina’ and the...

Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year—IEA

Paris, France—The amount of electricity produced from renewable sources worldwide is set to surpass output from coal-fired plants for the first time in 2025,...

Expect higher power rates this July, Meralco tells consumers

Power consumers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will experience significantly higher rates in July of P2.1496 per kilowatt hour mainly due to higher generation...

Power, fuel and transport costs drive inflation up

Consumer prices rose for four consecutive months in May, driven by spikes in electricity, fuel, and transportation costs, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority...
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