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CEBU CITY, Philippines – After Panay Island experienced a power outage in early January 2024, concerns about similar blackouts have arisen in Cebu province and nearby areas. Cebu is a major hub for power consumption in the Visayas…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is now studying possible pricing solutions to mitigate the impact of the power crisis that Mactan Electric Company (MECO) customers are facing. In January, one of the two main underground…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Don’t pressure yourself and just enjoy the experience,” this is the advice from the country’s most accomplished female marathoner, Mary Joy Tabal for those running in the Cebu City Marathon 2023 on Sunday…
LAPU-LAPUA CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Electric Company (MECO) welcomed the move of the Lapu-Lapu City Council in passing an ordinance urging the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to act on the application of MECO to purchase electricity…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Electric Company (MECO) has recorded an initial loss of P400 million caused by super typhoon Odette in December 2021. Engr. Gilbert Pagobo, senior vice-president and general manager of MECO, confirmed the…
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered power firms to refrain from disconnecting consumers until February to give them time to settle their unpaid bills, particularly in areas devastated by Typhoon “Odette” (international name: Rai). As other…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — To address the long-time energy supply problem in Bantayan Island, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to issue a Provisional Authority to Operate to the new power generator…
With electricity consumers given relief through a staggered payment of bills that accumulated during the enhanced community quarantine, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is urging the government to include power bills in the Social Amelioration Program (SAP).Also, the consumer-welfare…
The First Toledo Solar Energy Corporation (FTSEC) has switched on its 60-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Toledo City in southwestern Cebu after it was awarded a certificate of compliance (COC) by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).…
“Isang malaking palaisipan” (great puzzle) was how one netizen described reports that Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Executive Director Francisco Villa Jr. took his own life owing to pressure in the approval of agency procurement contracts minus proper…
THE stalled power supply deals from a power supplier based in Luzon and the power distributor supplying parts of northern Cebu will not affect the power distributor’s operations. Lowell Belciña, Cebu 2 Electric Cooperative (Cebeco 2) general…
The independent power distributor of Bantayan Island in northern Cebu plans to buy a generator set to address the power supply problem on the island. Engineer Lee Rivera, general manager of the Bantayan Electric Cooperative Inc. (Banelco),…
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