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Residential electricity rates up by P0.19/kWh for Jan-Feb billing

Visayan Electric residential consumers will experience an increase of P0.19/kWh for their January-February billing. The hike is caused by the increase in generation rates at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) and the transmission charges of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The increase brings the average residential electricity rate from P11.43/kWh last.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

Residential electricity rates up by P0.86/kWh for May-June billing

Residential customers of Visayan Electric will experience an increase of P0.86/kWh in their May-June electricity billing. The increase is attributed to high generation rates due to price hikes in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in April brought about by power supply concerns in the Visayas Grid. As a result, the overall residential electricity rate.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Citicore Renewables officially moves IPO to next quarter

Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. gave notice to the exchange that it “decided to adjust the indicative date of the Offer from March 2024 to the 2nd quarter of 2024.”.....»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 20th, 2024

DOH warns health workers vs gifts from pharma firms

The DOH on Monday issued a memorandum on upholding ethical standards following reports of pharmaceutical firms offering privileges to medical professionals and using multi-level marketing tactics to promote prescriptions. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

Earth Hour electricity savings reached 132.11 megawatts – DOE

Electricity savings from last Saturday’s Earth Hour increased by 110.73 percent to 132.11 megawatts from last year’s savings of 62.69 MW, according to the Department of Energy......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 26th, 2024

GT Capital diversifying into healthcare, renewables

Conglomerate GT Capital Holdings Inc. is exploring opportunities to diversify into new business segments, but the company said any investment outside of its current business portfolio would still take time to materialize......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 2nd, 2024

Residential electricity rate up by P0.13 for March – April billing

Visayan Electric residential consumers will experience an increase of P0.13 per kWh in their March – April billing. The hike, which is caused by an increase in the transmission charges imposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), brings the total electricity rate from P11.25 per kWh of the previous month to P11.38.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 15th, 2024

‘Problematic power generation doubled electricity cost’

From P6 to P7 per kilowatt-hour, the cost of electricity has doubled to P11 per kwh due to problematic power generation, according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024

Power grid operator NGCP billed P2.4B worth of CSR, PR expenses to consumers

At least 9 percent of what Filipinos pay for electricity goes to transmission charges. This means that for every P100 spent on the electricity bill, P9 goes to the NGCP......»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 8th, 2024

ERC suspends reserve market settlement

The Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered the Philippine Electricity Market Corp. and the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines Inc. to suspend settlement amounts in the reserve market......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 2nd, 2024

UP, PhilSA to help identify areas without electricity

The University of the Philippines will use satellites built by engineers and scientists of the UP Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute to help the National Electrification Administration (NEA) identify areas in the country that remain without electricity......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 11th, 2024

Is Philippine electricity really Asia’s costliest?

Filipinos have always thought their electricity to be Asia’s costliest. But comparison shows that’s untrue......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 16th, 2024

Residential electricity rates up by P0.19/kWh for Jan-Feb billing

Residential electricity rates up by P0.19/kWh for Jan-Feb billing.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

ACEN secures certification for WESM trading standards

ACEN, the Ayala Group’s listed energy platform, has received full compliance certification from Australian advisory firm Intelligent Energy System –  the first  among Philippine firms – for its adherence to the standards of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 3rd, 2024

ERC urged to defer power rate hikes

It would be best for the Energy Regulatory Commission to withhold the requests of power distributors and generating firms to collect higher electricity bills while the industry is on yellow alert due to high power demand this summer, a member of the House of Representatives said......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Military personnel banned from using TikTok

Military personnel are banned from using TikTok amid concerns over its possible use for espionage by China......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

3 nabbed for using FL’s name in extortion scheme

Three persons are facing criminal charges following their arrest in Pasay City for allegedly using the name of First Lady Liza Marcos in extorting P5 million from a businessman......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 14th, 2024

F& B firms post strong earnings in January-March

Food and beverage firms led by Ramon Ang and the Po family recorded strong first quarter results on the back of higher sales for the period......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Honor old version of senior citizen IDs, biz firms urged

Honor old version of senior citizen IDs, biz firms urged.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Oil firms to slash pump prices on April 30

Oil firms are set to implement a rollback in pump prices on Tuesday, April 30. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024