Sunday, 8 November 2026
23 Oct 2026
8:31AM
INSIDER VIEW | A cheap way to cut power rates
A cheaper way to cut Philippine electricity rates may not be another power plant, substation, or transmission line. It may be using our existing grid more efficiently.
13 Oct 2026
2:26PM
ERC suspends reserve market trading as Visayas power costs soar
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has temporarily suspended the commercial dispatch and settlement of the reserve market under the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) to address persistently high ancillary service (AS) prices, particularly in the Visayas.
14 Jul 2026
11:36AM
INSIDER VIEW | SC: Utility franchises are not exclusive
The Philippine Supreme Court has settled something that the electricity industry long treated as settled in the opposite direction: distribution utilities do not hold exclusive franchises.
13 Apr 2026
1:07PM
INSIDER VIEW | Power price shock: Financing beats 5-6
In my March 16 column, I proposed that DBP and Land Bank, and maybe even SSS and GSIS, lead the banking sector in financing the P30-billion increase in costs from the current power price surge, amortized over 15 years at about P5 per month per typical household.
16 Mar 2026
12:04PM
INSIDER VIEW | A financing fix for the power price surge
The Philippines faces a potential 16-percent surge in electricity prices by April unless the government takes urgent action, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin told Reuters last Friday.
13 Mar 2026
9:21AM
INSIDER VIEW | Electricity planning in an age of geopolitical risks
As I mentioned in a previous article, we should expect our electricity prices to spike in the coming months. We only have to look at the Ukraine and Middle East crises for an explanation.
10 Mar 2026
2:22PM
Meralco moves to shield power prices from Middle East tensions
Manila Electric Company said it is moving to shield customers from possible electricity price pressure as tensions in the Middle East threaten global fuel markets.
9 Mar 2026
1:01PM
Oil price surge threatens Philippine off-grid power supply
Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are raising concerns about fuel supply disruptions in the Philippines, particularly for island and off-grid communities that rely heavily on diesel-powered electricity.
9 Mar 2026
12:01PM
INSIDER VIEW | Stress‑testing PH power prices amid Iran crisis
The war in Iran and the resulting disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have jolted global oil and gas markets, with Brent crude and LNG prices spiking as tankers sit stranded off Fujairah and other Gulf hubs.
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