Senators have expressed dismay and concern over the widespread power outage that hit Panay Island, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo as well as Iloilo City, the regional capital of Western Visayas on Jan. 2. Ilonggo Residents leave their houses to seek refuge from a humid night on the second...
Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) is bracing for a challenging year, with expectations of increased electricity demand, global supply chain uncertainties, and the impact of the El Niño phenomenon creating tight market conditions. In a statement, Emmanuel Rubio, AboitizPower president and chief...
Power distribution giant Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has started a competitive bidding process to secure additional supply ahead of the expected surge in demand during the upcoming dry months. In a statement, Meralco said the competitive selection process (CSP), a type of competitive public...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Wednesday, January 3 called on the government to come up with a mechanism to address the massive power outage that hit Panay Island. “The severity of the power shortage in Panay Island cannot be overstated. The absence of electricity not only...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported ongoing power restoration efforts in parts of Visayas that are affected by the Panay power plant shutdown. According to an update as of 6:00AM on Wednesday, Jan. 3, the NGCP said that 144.2 megawatts (MW) of power was being served by...
To overcome backlog on system impact studies (SIS) for targeted massive renewable energy (RE) installations as well as for other power projects in the country, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has enforced processes on the accreditation of third party-entities that will aid system operator...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) continues to observe the charges made by generation companies (GenCos) collected from consumers by distribution utilities (DU). The ERC said that this year's generation rates showed stability, but noticed an imbalance between the global coal price reduction...
Ayala-led ACEN Corp. is injecting more capital into its six subsidiaries to bolster the development of renewable energy (RE) projects in the country. ACEN, in its filings with the Philippine Stock Exchange, said that it has entered into agreements for the purchase of unissued shares in Giga Ace 6,...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is aiming for timely approval of the Department of Energy (DOE) on the terms of reference (TOR) for its targeted competitive selection process (CSP) on planned capacity procurements, so it can spare its roughly 8.0 million customers from wobbly...
ILOILO CITY – An Ati Indigenous Peoples (IPs) tribe here received Christmas gifts from this city's sole power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) of the Razon Group. "We chose the Aeta tribe because there are many children who really need help. This...
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...
