The Philippines maintains an independent foreign policy by being a “friend to all” and “an enemy to none,” President Marcos said during his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28. The Chief Executive, who delivered his 70-minute state address at the Batasang Pambansa...
The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) reported that electricity prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) have significantly dropped in the first half of 2025. This was due to better supply margins, transmission infrastructures, and the renewable energy...
The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) said that consumers do not bear the cost of delinquencies by non-compliant participants in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). In a statement on Tuesday, July 15, IEMOP said that WESM participants are required to...
The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) announced that several new power plants, including both renewable and conventional energy facilities, are expected to come online in the second half of 2025.
IEMOP revealed in a media briefing that 14 power projects are...
The Philippines’ average power costs in June declined by 16 centavos, or 3.9 percent, to ₱3.86 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from ₱4.02 per kWh in the previous month, as demand dropped faster than the decrease in supply. According to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines,...
For the first time, Vice President Sara Duterte gave her insight on the ongoing territorial conflict between the Philippines and China over the resource-rich West Philippine Sea, warning the Philippines against taking sides in the United States-China conflict and advising it instead to “force the...
The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) is seeking an additional budget for its market management system (MMS) for the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). In a document posted by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), IEMOP is requesting around ₱1.1 billion...
The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) announced an 11 percent drop in Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) prices in May. IEMOP data, released on Tuesday, June 3, showed that the average price eased to ₱4.01 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), while the system supply...
ILOILO CITY—Companies under the Razon group have the cheapest rate in the islands of Panay and Negros. In a recent power forum in Iloilo City, it was found out that MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) and Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) have lower rates for residential...
The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) has assured that the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) will see stable prices even after the 2025 midterm elections. In a briefing on Tuesday, May 6, Isidro Cacho Jr., IEMOP head of trading operations stated that the...
The hot summer season is indeed approaching as the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) reported a spike in wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) prices in March. IEMOP data on Thursday, April 3, revealed that the average WESM price last month stood at ₱5.34 per...
The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) reported a decline in Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) prices in February due to increased supply in the system. Data from IEMOP showed that the average system price declined by 7.8 percent to ₱2.73 per kilowatt-hour...
