Households across Metro Manila and nearby provinces will face slightly higher electricity bills this month as the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) raised its rates by P0.1520 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
The electricity bills of Meralco customers are expected to rise again this November due to higher pass-through charges, the company said ahead of its official rate announcement.
The Department of Energy (DOE) has reaffirmed the target to integrate nuclear power into the country's energy mix by 2032, while advancing renewable energy (RE) development through more than 10,000 megawatts (MW) of new capacities under the fourth round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA 4).
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), has set a public scope for the proposed 140-megawatt (MW) floating solar power project in Paniqui, Tarlac.