
Outages expose need for reforms
While electricity consumption grew by about 140 percent from 2003 to 2024, transmission lines increased by only 11 percent.
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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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The Philippines has reopened its market to Spanish pork imports after the Department of Agriculture (DA) recognized Spain’s regionalized control measures…
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Consumers of Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) will pay lower electricity bills this May after the utility reduced residential power rates on the…
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The Department of Energy’s (DoE) backing of Aboitiz Renewables’ 221-megawatt-peak Olongapo Solar Power Plant signals a stronger government push to expand local…
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Consumers of Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) will pay lower electricity bills this May after the utility reduced residential power rates on the…
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The journey back to Middle-earth continues as the next chapter of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is officially set to return on 11 November.
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The drama behind the recent power struggle in the Senate reportedly stemmed from a refusal to play along with the “old boys’ club” in the chamber, and the…
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The local currency slid to another record low against the US dollar on Thursday even as the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) surged back above the 6,000…
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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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PARIS, France (AFP) — Countries are tapping into oil inventories and strategic reserves at a “record pace” due to the “unprecedented” supply disruptions caused…
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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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The US has also accused Iran of laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
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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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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 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has entered into a Risk Participation Agreement with Security Bank Corporation to expand supply chain finance access for small…
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Dubai — The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) main gas-processing complex, one of the world’s largest, will not resume full capacity until next year, its operator…
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Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) is reassessing its expansion and spending plans after first-quarter net income plunged nearly 39 percent, as surging input costs…
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