While NGCP is being hit for alleged poor performance and Chinese investment, President Marcos is rethinking suggestions to revoke its franchise.

Since the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has, in recent months, been raising its alert systems too frequently about inadequate power supply, it is now at the center of a firing line from legislators and Marcos administration energy officials who are threatening it with franchise revocation due to poor performance.


NGCP in hot seat

The cost of utilizing energy will increase for Meralco customers. For households with a monthly use of 200kWh, an increase of ₱0.0844 or about ₱17.

Meralco to hike rates this November

(March 22,2023) meralco line men replace posts along esteve street in barangay Commonwealth  quezon city 

UNTANGLING HAZARDS

As the Department of Energy and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines trade barbs over who’s to blame for the recent series of power outages affecting the Luzon grid, consumers who are already facing intense heat still have to bear the impact of the alleged inability of the DOE to adequately prepare for the expected demand for consistent electricity this summer season.

The blame game FINGER-POINTING

Given no choice under its current fixed—rate power supply agreement with Meralco, San Miguel Corp. said it would sell its electricity to the open market and would enter into contracts with off-takers after it failed to get rate hikes it requested from government.

SMC to sell power to WESM

A Meralco lineman does the routine check of a post along Brgy Commonwealth in Quezon City on Tuesday, (May 9). 

STANDARD CHECK

Electricity rates will go down by P15 in the month of October for those who have an average monthly consumption of 200 kWh as per Meralco.

Meralco to reduce electricity rates by P15 this month

Its high time for the province of Laguna to become self-sufficient in power generation in the face of another potential electricity crisis that could affect businesses and consumers.

More power sources needed

With the arrival of summer in the Philippines, increase in electric bills becomes a pressing concern for many households. 

As summer surges, so do electric bills

Despite the steady supply right now, Luzon may experience yellow alerts throughout the year as power supply wobbled in sufficiency.

Luzon to experience power supply woes due to thin reserves

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