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.
Several major Philippine banks have complied with the Senate Impeachment Court's subpoena for bank records linked to Vice President Sara Duterte, marking a significant step in gathering documentary evidence for the proceedings. Senator and Impeachment Court presiding officer Francis Escudero said Bank of the Philippine Islands, Philippine Savings Bank, Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co., Security Bank, Land Bank of the Philippines, and BDO Unibank submitted the required documents, although BDO and Security Bank requested additional time to complete their submissions. Escudero also said the Bureau of Internal Revenue turned over Duterte's tax records after obtaining presidential clearance, expanding the evidence now before the court.