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Filipino households may see slight relief in their June electricity bills after NGCP reduced transmission charges. The decrease, driven by lower wheeling and ancillary services costs, highlights how grid-related expenses influence what consumers ultimately pay for power.Continue Reading
Electricity bills this April may edge up as transmission charges rise, largely due to higher ancillary service costs.Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) lifted the yellow alert over the Visayas grid on Thursday, November 20, after available generation capacity improved and operating margins returned to safe levels. As of 1 pm, the Visayas grid had 3,044 megawatts (MW) of available capacity againstContinue Reading
A new spark of hope is on the horizon in a region long plagued by brownouts and flickering lights. Tycoon Ramon Ang’s San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP) is pouring in ₱3.2 billion to double the capacity of its gas turbine power plant in Sangali, Zamboanga City—a move expectedContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines – Power rates across the Negros Island Region (NIR) have surged this April, hitting more than a million consumers with higher electricity bills amid recurring failures in the region’s aging energy infrastructure. Five distribution utilities, including Enrique Razon Jr.’s Negros Power Corporation (Negros Power), implemented sharp increasesContinue Reading
Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said how improved transmission infrastructure, like the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection, can reduce electricity bills as it already reduced spot market prices by up to ₱2 in Luzon, ₱1.77 in Visayas, and ₱1.30 in Mindanao. But before you get too excited, here’s the catch: these savings don’t directlyContinue Reading
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) marked a banner year in 2024. It completed four landmark grid projects that significantly enhanced the reliability and resilience of the country’s power infrastructure. January saw the inauguration of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP), a groundbreaking initiative connecting major islands and enablingContinue Reading
