The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has ramped up its upgrading and maintenance activities to strengthen and improve the resiliency of its electrical facilities against possible storms that could hit the country as the rainy season begins.

Meralco 'ready' for rainy season

When El Nino was very much around, the sporadic blackouts and power outages were blamed to high cost of fuel, low dam levels to run the hydroelectric power plants amid a surging demand caused by the unbearable heat forcing residents to turn all electric fans and air-conditioning units.

PH's misguided energy policy

Thousands houses in barangays still without electricity

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique — To address the pressing needs of many households still without electricity, barangay captains appealed for the approval of the province's P1.07-billion Supplemental Budget (SB No. 1) that includes crucial allocations for streetlights and home solar energization projects. 

Setback On Street Lights, Solar Energy Plans

Calling the bill decoupling the franchise of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) as counterproductive and unsettling to the business community, the leader of the Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) has asked the House to stop this move, as it would stall business expansion and discourage investors from coming into the country.

Decoupling Meralco franchise unsettles businesses

ILOILO CITY residents got a nasty surprise in their May 2024 electric bills – a sharp rise in electricity rates. Why the spike? Blame it on the soaring generation costs at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM).

Why Your Electric Bill Skyrocketed

KALIBO, Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco), the primary power distributor in Aklan province and the northern towns of Antique, recently announced an increase in electricity rates for April. 

Understanding The April  Power Rate Adjustment

ILOILO CITY — Residents are facing a new financial challenge as MORE Power, the city's sole power distributor, has announced an increase in residential electricity rates by P1.02 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). This means that from May 18, 2024, to June 12, 2024, the effective residential electricity rate will be P11.3263/kWh.

Power Rate Hike Impacts on Iloilo City Residents

The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has ramped up its campaign against what it called a “worrying” trend of electric meters being stolen.

Meralco steps up fight vs. meter theft

“The flaw in the procedure observed by the Commission in arriving at the questioned Decision in this case (the AWAT Decision) painfully resulted in an outcome that is riddled with legal infirmities and, most tragically, shrouded in regulatory mystery. By denying and dismissing the various Motions for Reconsideration in this instant Order, the majority of the members of this present Commission (hereinafter, the “Majority”) not only denied the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) the opportunity provided by law to administrative agencies to correct mistakes, but also deprived electricity consumers of MERALCO (as well as other private distribution utilities or PDUs) their legally –protected right to transparent and reasonable pricing that can only result from the conduct of a full and proper evaluation and validation process. In this instance, the Majority has effectively ruled that this right of the consumers can be sacrificed at the altar of expediency.”


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A Cry for Help 

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