Electricity

Behind the power crisis in petroleum center Texas

by John BIERS and Daniel HOFFMAN Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Some 2.7 million households in Texas…

US extends Iraq sanctions waiver for further 3 months

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — The US has granted Iraq a three-month extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import…

Amid numerous complaints, ERC asks Meralco to explain “high billing” for March, April and May

  (Eagle News) -- The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has asked the Manila Electric Company to "explain and show proof"…

Panama announces 30% to 50% discount on electricity rate

Eagle News — During the coronavirus pandemic, millions of people around the world are without jobs and without substantial finances…

Refund of P1.08 B due to miscalculations in electric rates, ordered returned to Meralco customers

  (Eagle News) – Expect a refund in electric bills after the Energy Regulatory Commission’s order for the refund to…

Power restored after tens of millions hit by Indonesia power blackout

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Power was mostly restored in Jakarta and Indonesia's heavily populated Java island after a widespread electricity…

Meralco announces lower electricity rates for July

(Eagle News) – This July, electricity rates will go down again because of lower charges from independent power producers, according…

Electric scooters: not so eco-friendly after all?

by Catherine HOURS PARIS, France (AFP) -- E-scooters touted as zero-carbon urban transport are flooding city streets worldwide, but just…

Leftists to SC: Ban Meralco from collecting bill deposits from consumers

(Eagle News) -- Leftists on Tuesday, April 29, asked the Supreme Court to ban Manila Electric Corp. from imposing and…

Meralco releases list of areas to be affected by rotating brownouts today, April 23

(Eagle News)---Some customers of Manila Electric Co. may have a temporary service disruption on Tuesday, April 23. "Your service may…

NGCP hoists yellow alert over Luzon grid anew

(Eagle News)---The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has hoisted a yellow alert on the Luzon grid anew, after lifting…

Venezuela cuts workday, extends school cancelation over blackouts

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's government announced Sunday that it is reducing the length of the workday and keeping schools…

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