Dupinga Mini Hydro Corp. (DMHC) has secured a Certificate of Compliance (COC) from the Energy Regulatory Commission for its 5-megawatt Dupinga Run-of-River (ROR) Power Plant, paving the way for the facility’s commercial operations.
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said its pending rate reset application before the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will move forward after regulators denied a bid by consumer advocacy group National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms Inc. (NASECORE) to stall the proceedings.
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced a modest decrease of P0.0151 per kWh in electricity rates for May, bringing the typical household rate to P14.3345 per kWh, down from P14.3496 in April.
A private consortium is ramping up rural electrification with a P2.1-billion investment to deploy one of the Philippines’ largest portfolios of off-grid microgrids, targeting underserved island communities.
COREnergy, the energy retail subsidiary of listed firm Vivant Corp., has secured a contract to supply 0.6 megawatts of electricity to JEG Tower in Cebu City, marking a key expansion of its commercial client base and advancing its parent group’s broader energy investment and growth targets.
Only 21 out of 548 electricity pilferage cases recorded since 2022 have resulted in convictions, data presented at the Senate Committee on Energy hearing on August 18 showed, revealing severe enforcement gaps under Republic Act 7832 or the Anti-Electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994.
Agricultural losses from the enhanced monsoon and storms Luis, Maymay, and TD Neneng rose to P1.73B, the DA said in its Aug. 20, 7 a.m. advisory — up from P1.42B on Aug. 17 before Neneng’s effects were tallied.
Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI), part of the Gokongwei Group, is set to end its tenure as a publicly listed company at the end of August, after the Philippine Stock Exchange approved its petition for voluntary delisting.