COTABATO CITY – A stray bullet from a fatal shooting triggered a fire on a power transmission tower, causing a six-hour brownout across Cotabato City and parts of Maguindanao del Norte and North Cotabato Sunday night. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines reported an emergency shutdown at...
With just a month left in 2025, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is moving to wrap up several major pending regulatory cases. In an interview, ERC Chairperson Francis Saturnino Juan listed unresolved matters concerning the grid, transmission, and energy storage systems (ESS). “The major...
Transmission rates for November billing periods have risen despite cooler weather that typically lowers electricity consumption, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said, citing a spike in its ancillary service (AS) rate. In a briefing on Tuesday, Nov. 11, Julius Ryan...
The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to look into the stalled deal between state-run Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) and Synergy Grid & Development Philippines, Inc. (SGP), as the transaction documents have remained unclosed for more than 90 days since they signed a binding offer. During a Senate...
Despite slight drop in the national grid’s power charges, Metro Manila consumers will still see a rate hike this month after the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) raised its transmission charge amid differing billing computations. In a briefing on Wednesday, Oct. 15, Julius Ryan Datingaling, NGCP...
Transmission services across the Visayas Grid are under normal operations after NGCP completed its key restoration efforts following the magnitude-6.9 earthquake in Cebu province. As of 9:38 a.m. Oct. 3, Friday, NGCP successfully energized the Daanbantayan-Tabango 230kV Line 2, the submarine cable...
In its pursuit of becoming the world’s largest solar farm, the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Hybrid Terra Solar project has been granted regulatory approval to connect to the Luzon grid. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the 3,500 megawatt peak (MWp) photovoltaic (PV)...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the connection of Lihangin Wind Energy Corp.’s (LWEC) San Isidro Wind Power Project to the Visayas grid, which would mark the entry of its wind capacity into the system. LWEC, a joint venture of Aboitiz Renewables Inc., Vivant Energy Corp., and...
Typhoon ‘Opong’ made landfall in Eastern Visayas, disrupting four transmission lines in Samar, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). In a situational report issued at 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, the NGCP said that the affected transmission lines have impacted...
Following the plans to expedite the transmission projects of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has identified 13 projects awaiting approval. In a commission meeting held on Thursday, September 25, the ERC noted ₱93.6 billion worth of...
Consumers are seeing higher transmission rates this month due to increase in ancillary service (AS) rates, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). In a briefing on Wednesday, Sept. 17, Julius Datingaling,NGCP head for revenue management department, announced that its...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) vowed to fast-track decisions on pending capital expenditure (CAPEX) projects from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), following a request from the Department of Energy (DOE). On the sidelines of the 2025 Economic Journalists Association...
