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A red alert status was hoisted over the Luzon grid on Saturday afternoon due to a deficiency in power generation that may have been caused by the tripping of a transmission line, the Energy department said. 

The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Wednesday announced a rollback in its electricity rate for May, snapping a two-month trend of upward adjustments, thanks to the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) order for the power distributor to refund around P7.8 billion in excess collections.

The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines is seeking regulatory approval for its P160-billion capital expenditure program until 2025.

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is awaiting the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) approval for the implementation of its P160-billion capital expenditure (capex) that would mainly be spent for its transmission projects. If approved, the capex is good until 2025. The grid operator said Thursday that bulk of…

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The Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday said the Luzon power grid might experience problems during the national elections period in May, taking into consideration the unpredictability of outages of power plants.

Manila-based policy group Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) repeated its projections on Wednesday that power interruptions may take place during the second quarter of the year, which includes the critical elections day on May 9, if coal-fired power plants continue to stay offline. 

Manila-based policy group Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) repeated its projections on Wednesday that power interruptions may take place during the second quarter of the year, which includes the critical elections day on May 9, if coal-fired power plants continue to stay offline. 

Some candidates are making an ill-advised call for the government to reacquire Petron, supposedly so retail prices can be controlled.

Contact-us-1 The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has extended P2.1-billion loans to two hydro-energy projects that will augment power supply for the Luzon and Visayas Grids. DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa said the loan under the Financing Utilities for S