THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) released P2.8-billion worth of loans to 45 electric cooperatives (ECs) last year.

MANILA – Transmission rates for January 2026 have declined by around PHP1 per kilowatt hour (kWh) nationwide due to lower ancillary service (AS) cost, an official of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said Wednesday.

THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it is expecting power issues in the Visayas due to its dependence on other grids for supply.

SAN MIGUEL Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP), the power generation arm of San Miguel Corp. (SMC), plans to return to the offshore debt market with the issuance of up to $300 million in senior perpetual capital securities to refinance existing obligations and fund renewable energy projects.

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the nationwide electrification rate increased in 2025, following the growth of renewable energy (RE) sources in the country.

MANILA – Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chair Francis Saturnino Juan expressed optimism over the continued growth in the number of power consumers joining the Competitive Retail Electricity Market (CREM) following the reduction in its participation threshold.

MANILA – The Department of Energy (DOE) has terminated and relinquished 163 renewable energy (RE) service contracts from 2024 to 2025 due to developers’ failure to meet their obligations.

MPOWER, the retail electricity supplier of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), is set to provide the power supply requirements of a 38-storey office condominium in Makati City.

SOLAR PHILIPPINES Power Project Holdings, Inc. is facing P24 billion in fines for its failure to deliver nearly 12,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy (RE) over the last two years, according to the Department of Energy (DoE).

MANILA – Lower transmission charges led to a PHP0.1637 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) reduction in Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) power rates for January 2026, the Pangilinan-led firm announced Monday.