LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Classes on all levels in some areas of this province were suspended due to a 12-hour power interruption on Friday, May 12. In an advisory, Albay Gov. Grex Lagman said that the move will prevent health hazards from the high heat index that the province is experiencing....
Owing to inventory losses that weighed down its overall financial performance within January to March this year, Shell Pilipinas Corporation logged a net loss of P300 million within the quarter, substantially reversing a hefty income of P3.5 billion in the same period last year. If reckoned on core...
NAIA Terminal 3 (MIAA) The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) practically admitted before investigating congressmen on Thursday, May 11 that the full electrical audit and maintenance it is carrying out at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 are a useless endeavor....
On top of the double whammy of rotational brownouts and scorching heat, consumers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be distressed with additional financial burden as its rates will go up by P0.1761 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in this May billing. For roughly 70-percent of the utility firm’s...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, May 10 called on energy officials to step up and proactively address the widespread power outages looming over the country, lamenting how the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) seems to be tarrying in...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be prioritizing the approval of contracts on the ancillary services (AS) procurements of system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to help address the imbalances and technical stresses being experienced in the country’s power...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, May 9 slammed the National Grid Corp. (NGCP) which, he said, should be held responsible for the sudden power outages that hit Luzon. Gatchalian said the elevation of grid status to red alert on Monday, which resulted in power outages in some parts of Luzon is...
Amid distress from scorching weather temperature, massive number of consumers in Luzon had to live through the agony of rotational blackouts of at least two-hour duration due to strained power supply in the grid following a transmission line tripping that was compounded by the forced outages and...
Owing to the extreme tightness of supply, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced that it has implemented rotational blackouts of two-hour duration, initially affecting parts of Cavite and Laguna, as well as key cities in Metro Manila, including Marikina, Novaliches,...
Forced outages and de-rating of power plants that took out more than 1,350 megawatts of capacities in the system placed Luzon grid into "red alert" on Monday, May 8, according to the advisory issued by system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). NGCP raised "red alert"...
Aside from looking for potential supplier for the planned nuclear power plant in the Philippines, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said the government is also eyeing potential manufacturing of nuclear power reactors in the country. It could be recalled that President Ferdinand R....
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile would like a "total overhaul" of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) personnel amid the recent snafus at the country's main airport. Enrile's suggestion came as he believed that "regardless if you put the best people in the position," the...
