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(Eagle News)–The Manila Electric Company announced power outages in several areas early Saturday, Sept. 15. In Quezon City – Mabuhay, Meralco said outage time was at 4:12 a.m. The company said the outage, which was caused by emergency line trouble, would last for two hours. The affected barangays are Don Manuel, Doña Aurora, Doña Imelda, and San Isidro (Galas). Sampaloc in Manila and Barangay Tatalon in Quezon City have also been affected by power outages […]
https://youtu.be/er5DCPSTVPk (Eagle News) — Electricity bills will go up again this August because of the rise in the cost of generation charges from power sourced from Power Supply Agreements (PSA). The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said that for this month, there will be an increase of P0.0265 per kilowatt-hour this month, or from P10.1925 per kwh in July to P10.219 per kwh in August. Thus for a typical household consuming 200 kwh, there will be […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) warned the public that there will be an increase in power rates this summer season due to growing electricity demand amid the heat. Meralco said the tight supply of electricity was due to the outage of several large power plants this dry season. The power distributor said this led to an increase in the price of electricity in the wholesale electricity spot market. Last month, electricity rates […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hinamon ng People for Power coalition ang Energy Regulatory Commission na isapubliko ang listahan ng isandaang Power Supply Agreements (PSA) na kanilang inaprubahan. Pangamba kasi ng koalisyon na baka kasama sa naaprubahan ang pitong mga PSA na pinasok ng Meralco at sister companies nito na posibleng magresulta sa napakataas na presyo ng kuryente. Bukod sa mataas na presyo ng kuryente ay magdudulot din umano ang mga coal power plant […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Meralco said that it will lower electricity charges this month by P0.5260 per kilowatt/hour. This means that each customer who consumes 200 kilowatts per hour will have their monthly bill reduced by Php105, and those consuming 300kwh will have their bills reduced by Php157.80. The lower electricity charge is brought about by lower generation charge. The lower January rate is mainly due to a P0.5277 per kWh reduction in […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Maaaring umasa ang mga customer ng Manila Electric Company (Meralco) ng mababang singil sa kuryente sa Enero ng susunod na taon. Pero ayon kay Meralco Spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga, bagamat madalas ang pagbaba ng singil tuwing Enero ang pagbabatayan pa rin ay ang final computation mula sa generators at transmission operators. Ngayong Disyembre, bumaba rin ang singil ng Meralco ng 37 centavos (P 0.37) per kilowatt-hour (kwh). https://youtu.be/k7MfbSO2vUQ
(Eagle News) — The Palace is studying how to keep the Energy Regulatory Commission running following the suspension by the Ombudsman of its commissioners. “Pinag-aaralan na rin po iyong aspeto ng administratibo kung ano ang pupuwedeng gawin ng Palasyo mismo para hindi po matigil ang operasyon ng ERC,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a radio interview on Friday. He said that “paralysis” was in the offing in the commission following the suspension for […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Meralco will lower its electricity charges this December, citing the improving situation of the power grid last October, and the strengthening of the peso. There will be a Php 75 reduction in the electric bills of households which consume 200 kwh, and around Php100 reduction in the household bills of those who consume 300 kwh. For those who consume 400 kWh, expect a reduction of P151.40; and for those […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Suportado ng ilang civil society group ang panukala na patawan ng mas mataas na buwis ang coal upang makaipon ng pondo ang gobyerno. Pero ayon sa Sanlakas at Freedom from Debt Coalition, dapat tiyakin na wala itong pass-through provision kung saan sa consumer na naman ito sisingilin ng mga power company. Ayon kay Aaron Pedrosa, secretary general ng Sanlakas, sa halip na umasa sa coal na marumi at may […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service The Blackwater Elite forced a do-or-die game with the Meralco Bolts after they netted a shocking victory over the top seed on Tuesday. Allein Maliksi was clutch at the endgame, hitting the game-winner with 8.9 seconds, and giving his team the 92-91 upset at the Mall of Asia Arena. The last two minutes were a back-and-forth affair. Baser Amer hit a 3 for Meralco to break what was then a […]
(Eagle News) – Mariing itinanggi ng pamunuan ng Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) ang alegasyong may midnight deals sa pitong power supply agreements na pinasok nito. Agad na nilinaw ng Meralco sa joint hearing ng House committee on good government and public accountability at committee on energy na dumaan sa tamang proseso ang pitong supply agreements na may 20 taong kontrata. Binigyang-diin pa ni Ivanna dela Peña, 1st Vice President ng Meralco, na hindi madedehado ang mga consumer […]
(Eagle News) – Magpapatupad ng mahigit pisong bawas sa kada kilowatt-hour ang Manila Electric Company ngayong buwan. Sa abiso ng Meralco ay P1.43 per kilowatt-hour ang mababawas sa singil sa kuryente. Kasama na umano rito ang average na P0.79 kada kilowatt hour na refund para sa buwan ng Hunyo hanggang Agosto. Dahil sa nasabing bawas sa singil, inaasahang aabot sa P286 ang mababawas sa bill ng mga kumokonsumo ng 200 kilowatt-hours. P429 naman ang mababawas para […]
