Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, December 25 urged beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to register in the government’s lifeline electricity rate program to avail of electricity bill discounts. Gatchalian said Republic Act 11552 or an Act Extending and...
The jurisdiction of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on resolving contractual disputes involving retail electricity suppliers (RES) has been affirmed in a ruling rendered by the Court of Appeals (CA), including its power to issue cease and desist orders. The decision of the 11th division of...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) of the Razon Group remains focused on improving services in this city while preparing for expansion in the provinces of Iloilo and Negros Occidental. “I would like to focus on our commitments here in Iloilo City,” said MORE Power...
The anticipated scorching grip of El Niño may still alter power supply-demand projections, especially when temperature would exceptionally rise during the summer months, according to the Department of Energy. “Power supply projections may still change, even if we have adequate projection, due to...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be issuing amended terms of reference (TOR) for its competitive selection process (CSP) on the targeted 1,800-megawatt capacity procurement that is scheduled for tenders-submission on December 27 this year. In a briefing with reporters,...
ILOILO CITY – The management of the three Iloilo Electric Cooperatives has assured no major power interruptions in this province this holiday season. “There are no scheduled power interruptions,” said James Balsomo, general manager of ILECO-III, in a joint year-end report to the Iloilo media....
LIPA CITY – Residents from various municipalities appealed for better service from the local power cooperative following recurring outages that have hit the province. Residents specifically asked Batangas II Electric Cooperative (Batelec II) which is the distributor of electric power to San Juan,...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is engaging into a new business niche by positioning as retail electricity supplier (RES), primarily to satiate the power supply requirements of the government agencies nationwide. In an interview, PNOC President and CEO Oliver B. Butalid indicated...
Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) said it will maintain the stable power distribution grid in Iloilo City, and to proceed with the joint venture agreement (JVA) with Central Negros Cooperative (Ceneco) in Negros Occidental. In a statement on Friday, Dec. 15, Roel Castro, MORE...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is scheduling public consultations on the proposed regulatory review and enforcement of rules that will directly impact consumers’ pockets as well the overall business viability of the power industry. The industry regulator apprised all relevant stakeholders...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is counting on the capacity contribution of greenfield solar plants that are coming on commercial stream during the summer months, primarily to plug capacity gap arising from the de-rated generation of the hydro plants due to the incursion of El Niño spell. In a...
DUBAI, UAE – Danish nuclear firm Seaborg Technologies is eyeing to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Energy (DOE) on targeted deployment of its sea-based small modular reactor (SMR) technology in the Philippines. In an interview during a side event at the...
