National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said the Visayas grid has been under a yellow alert for more than two months and warned the alerts could persist unless idled power plants return to service.

The 600-megawatt (MW) Wawa pumped storage hydroelectric power plant (PSHPP) project of Olympia Violago Water & Power Inc. (OVWPI) will be ready in the first quarter of 2030.

The deliberations on EPIRA amendment took traction specially when President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. made a call for the removal of system loss charge to ease the burden to electricity consumers. The removal of system loss charge is expected to be highly contentious issue in the congressional deliberations. But the VAT removal on system loss…

The Philippines used its 2026 chairship of the ASEAN Network of Regulatory Bodies on Atomic Energy (ASEANTOM) to advance regional cooperation on nuclear safety, security, safeguards, emergency preparedness, and regulatory capacity during the network’s 13th annual meeting in Manila from August 11 to 13.

Power consumers across Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao grids should expect higher transmission charge to be reflected in their August 2026 electricity bills.

Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is ramping up infrastructure investments and cracking down on illegal connections as part of its multi-pronged strategy to drive down system losses that drive up consumer electricity bills.

Vivant Energy Corporation has signed a term loan facility agreement with BDO Unibank, Inc. for up to PHP 8.5 billion to finance investments in power generation projects and other capital expenditure requirements.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered the immediate suspension of certain Line Rental Trading Amount collections or payments in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), alongside a retroactive audit of market settlements dating back to June 26, 2021.

The Department of Energy (DOE) is accelerating its waste-to-energy (WTE) program following a renewed push from President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to convert residual waste into a productive resource, driving forward efforts to tackle urban flooding caused by garbage clogging the country’s waterways.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has adopted corrective measures to address recurring spikes in Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) line rental charges, which have driven up electricity costs for Visayas consumers, particularly during HVDC (high-voltage direct current) link constraints.