Author Archives: LM Staff

ICSC flags coal outages as driver of Luzon–Visayas grid alerts

Forced outages in several coal-fired power plants have tightened available capacity in the Visayas grid...

Visayan Electric urges vigilance as Visayas grid still faces supply risks

Cebu City — Visayan Electric has cautioned consumers to remain alert for possible power service...

DOE opens Nuclear Energy Awareness Training for 2026

The Department of Energy is inviting engineers, scientists, government professionals, and other energy sector stakeholders...

Meralco PowerGen Corporation Reaffirms Integrated Energy Strategy to Strengthen Philippines Power Security Through Renewables, Storage, and Baseload Capacity

Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGEN) has reaffirmed its long-term strategy to strengthen the Philippines’ energy security...

Integra R.E. rebrands as PH grid concerns drive demand for distributed energy

Integra R.E. has launched a new brand identity in the Philippines, positioning “trusted energy” and...

PLDT accelerating solarization of cell sites amid rising energy costs

PLDT INC. is accelerating the solarization of its cell sites as part of efforts to...

Vivant earmarks PHP 67 billion for energy and water expansion through 2030

Vivant Corporation plans to invest around PHP 67 billion in its energy and water businesses...

Viking Cold Storage taps AdventEnergy for 896-kW power supply contract

AdventEnergy, the retail electricity supply arm of Aboitiz Power Corporation, has signed an 896-kilowatt retail...

ORMECO projects 27% cut in power rates by June 2026

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro (PIA) — The Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) announced a projected...

ERC sees higher June power bills after WESM hits PHP 32/kWh cap amid grid alerts

Electricity consumers may see higher power rates in June after a series of red and...