# Energy News PH

> The Philippine Energy Sector's News and Intelligence Platform


## Posts

- [Visayas grid slips to yellow alert as coal units stay offline](https://energynewsph.com/visayas-grid-yellow-alert-nov4/): NGCP flagged thin reserves for Wednesday's evening peak, with hundreds of megawatts unavailable from outages and derated plants.
- [ERC orders 13 generators to explain excess plant outages in Visayas, Mindanao](https://energynewsph.com/erc-show-cause-orders-gencos/): Regulator issued 24 show-cause orders after units breached unplanned-outage limits; penalties possible after review.
- [DOE names nine bidders for 428 MW in first waste-to-energy auction](https://energynewsph.com/doe-waste-to-energy-auction-bidders/): Twelve projects, including one by Davao City's government, offered prices below the reserve and must deliver power by end-2029.
- [Alternergy's 64-MW Alabat wind farm starts feeding Luzon grid](https://energynewsph.com/alternergy-alabat-wind-energized/): First three turbines of the P6.7-billion Quezon project are energized under the second Green Energy Auction, with full operations still pending tests.
- [Gasoline jumps up to P3.50 a liter as diesel, kerosene ease](https://energynewsph.com/fuel-prices-nov3-gasoline-up-diesel-down/): DOE-announced adjustments for Nov. 3–9 end gasoline's two-week run of rollbacks while diesel users get a P1 cut.
- [Meralco warns weaker peso could lift generation charges on customer bills](https://energynewsph.com/meralco-peso-generation-costs/): Utility says over half its power supply is tied to foreign exchange, though its own distribution charge should not be affected.
- [Visayas grid on red alert, Mindanao on yellow as coal outages bite](https://energynewsph.com/visayas-red-mindanao-yellow-alert-oct23/): Projected Visayas peak demand topped available supply on Friday evening, raising the risk of rotational brownouts.
- [Davao Light raises household rate to P13.33/kWh on costlier spot power](https://energynewsph.com/davao-light-rate-rises-oct-nov/): The 9-centavo increase for the Oct. 11–Nov. 10 billing period reflects tight Mindanao supply in August and September.
- [Meralco household rate rises 32 centavos in October on pricier LNG, spot power](https://energynewsph.com/meralco-october-rate-increase/): Typical residential rate climbs to P15.0615/kWh after two months of cuts; the new distribution rate and refund are not yet reflected.
- [Analysis: Wider supply margin fails to cool September spot prices as Visayas, Mindanao stay tight](https://energynewsph.com/september-wesm-prices-analysis/): IEMOP data show the system-wide WESM average up 3.1% to P7.43/kWh, with southern grids paying more than double Luzon's price.
- [ERC extends no-disconnection rule to year-end, but only for low-use households](https://energynewsph.com/erc-disconnection-suspension-200kwh/): Homes using 200 kWh or less a month are shielded for November–December bills if they clear earlier arrears by Nov. 26.
- [House energy panel backs bill to strip system-loss charge from power bills](https://energynewsph.com/house-panel-approves-system-loss-charge-ban/): Committee also approved a "Sariling Kuryente" bill easing rules for home solar and storage; both would amend EPIRA.
- [ERC halts Reserve Market trading, citing costly backup power in the Visayas](https://energynewsph.com/erc-suspends-reserve-market/): Grid operator must rely on contracted reserves while market bodies draft a redesign within six months.
- [Meralco customers to get P2.64-billion distribution charge refund in six months, ERC says](https://energynewsph.com/meralco-refund/): Regulator halves the refund period Meralco proposed; households will see about P0.17 per kWh off their bills, pending a final review.

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