To deal with a potential power crisis, President Aquino should be given the power to set up special zones for power plants, and not emergency powers, Sen. Sergio Osmeña III has said.
Electricity rates will go up by around P0.03 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in July for the average customer of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), according to the power distribution firm.
The National Development Co., an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry, has signed an agreement with the state-run PNOC Renewables Corp. to put up a P90-million mini-hydropower plant in Rizal, Nueva Ecija.
The provinces of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley could soon face blackouts due to an impending disconnection as the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Daneco) that has been serving them has failed to settle obligations of more than P500 million, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (Psalm) Corp. said.
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is testing an innovative solution to remedy distribution issues such as system loss through a so-called microgrid pilot project in Talim Island, Rizal province. Such a system could ease power demand from the main grid, especially during peak times, officials said.
