
DoE outlines power projects boosting strained Visayas grid
Two new power projects in Toledo City, Cebu and on Panay Island are expected to boost the energy supply of the Visayas grid, Department of Energy (DoE)…
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Two new power projects in Toledo City, Cebu and on Panay Island are expected to boost the energy supply of the Visayas grid, Department of Energy (DoE)…
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Following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Department of Energy has ordered the National Grid Corporation of the…
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While electricity consumption grew by about 140 percent from 2003 to 2024, transmission lines increased by only 11 percent.
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With rotational brownouts affecting the public in recent days, a lawyer has sought for a probe into the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for…
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The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced Saturday that the Luzon and Visayas power grids had returned to normal operations following a…
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National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) spokesperson Atty. Cynthia Alabanza said Friday that unplanned shutdowns are primarily driven by high…
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PrimeCoreGen and First Gen’s gas facilities were dispatched at high capacity as nearly 4,000 megawatts went offline due to forced outages affecting 48 power…
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MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), the Razon-led power distributor in Iloilo, is rolling out a three-year plan to shift to unmanned substations under…
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The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) warned that the Luzon grid will be placed under red alert status from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday, 14…
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The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) lowered its electricity rate for May by P0.0151 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), bringing the overall rate for a typical…
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More than 200,000 customers in the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) franchise area experienced rotating power interruptions after the national grid was placed…
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National Grid Corporation of the Philippines on Wednesday issued the country’s first red alert for 2026 as consumers in Luzon and the Visayas may experience…
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The reduction will be reflected in electricity bills nationwide, as distribution utilities — including Manila Electric Co. and electric cooperatives — pass on…
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National Grid Corporation of the Philippines on Wednesday said the overall transmission rate for May 2026 has been reduced and will be reflected in consumers’…
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More than 200,000 customers across parts of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) franchise alone in Luzon experienced rotating power interruptions on Wednesday…
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The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) lowered its electricity rate for May by P0.0151 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), bringing the overall rate for a typical…
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To mitigate the impact of rising costs on consumers, Meralco is proposing the earlier implementation of adjustments under its ERC-approved Power Supply…
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I believe that despite its inevitable shortcomings, ASEAN is still very much a viable and preferred proposition compared to a freewheeling, no-holds-barred,…
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