electricity

BIZ BUZZ: ACEN powers Pangilinan’s Batangas resort

Billionaire Manuel V. Pangilinan has turned to Ayala’s ACEN Corp. to run his 4-star Batangas…

Meralco bid out for 200MW supply draws big guns

Power producers from the Ayala, Lopez, Aboitiz and San Miguel groups are looking to vie…

Lower Meralco rates to be billed in January

Customers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will have some relief at the start of 2026…

SEC clears La Union power utility’s public offering

A La Union-based power utility has obtained the corporate regulator’s green light for its P272-million…

Power spot prices edged higher in December

Electricity prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (Wesm) rose in December despite higher system-wide…

Meralco to start US-backed study on small modular reactors

Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s biggest power distributor, is moving forward with plans to…

Siquijor taps Vivant Energy for 15-year supply deal

Vivant Corp. said its power subsidiary, Vivant Energy Corp., has secured a 15-year supply deal…

MGen wraps up P3.2-M community aid push

Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) said it has completed the distribution of more than P3.2 million…

Power transmission cost eased in November

Electricity transmission-related charges declined in the November 2025 billing period, driven mainly by lower ancillary…

ERC raises secondary price cap in power spot market 

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved revised rules that raise the secondary price cap…