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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...

Glass makers agree to run generators

Power retailer Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said Tuesday it secured commitments from Pioneer Float Glass Manufacturing Inc. and Anglo Watsons Glass, Inc. for additional...

Prices at electricity spot market increased P1 per kWh in May

The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) said Tuesday the system-wide average electricity prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) soared...

Senate panel to investigate cause of power outages

The Senate Energy Committee will start on May 6 its investigation into the alarming unstable power supply that is causing massive brownouts in several...

Senators want to hold gencos accountable for plant outages

Senator Francis Escudero wants power generation companies (gencos) to be held accountable for any unreasonable or unjustified outage brought about by their negligence, incompetence, or...

Expect to pay more for your electricity this February

Consumers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will have to brace for higher electricity rates of P0.5738 per kilowatt hour in February due to higher...

The privilege of owning a franchise

By Don Mogarte In a forum in Davao, Senator Imee Marcos sounded off against NORDECO’s threats, highlighting that a franchise is a privilege that is...

Electricity prices at spot market dropped in first half of July

The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines said Wednesday electricity spot prices in the Luzon and Visayas grids declined by P0.60 per kilowatt-hour...

Lower Meralco bill, rollback in fuel prices set

Filipinos are getting some relief from the high prices of fuel and electricity this month. Consumers can expect a price rollback for petroleum products of...

Study: Electric car batteries seen as key to boosting energy storage

PARIS, France—Electric car batteries could be used to boost power storage in the future, injecting electricity into the grid during times of scarcity or...

Meralco says power rates likely to increase due to forex spikes

Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said Thursday that electricity prices would likely go up this month on higher prices at the spot market and completion...

Over 1.5 million without power in Odessa after Russian drone attacks

Over 1.5 million people were without power in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa on Saturday after a night attack by Russian "kamikaze drones",...

Ukraine occupied city of Kherson sans electricity, water after strike

Kyiv—Ukraine’s Russian-occupied city of Kherson was cut off from water and electricity supplies Sunday after an air strike and a key dam in the...
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