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Chinese man causes outage after sit-ups atop power pole: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 23 03:14 PM

A man in China scaled a utility pole to do sit-ups off the top of it, stunning onlookers and causing a power cut to thousands of homes, media said Tuesday. Read more »

Texas restores power but still struggling with water

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 08:17 AM

Texas authorities have restored power statewide bringing relief after days of unprecedentedly frigid temperatures, but millions were still struggling Saturday without safe, drinkable water. Read more »

ERC orders Meralco to refund P13.8 billion to customers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 08:27 PM

The refund rate will be an average of P0.15 per kilowatt-hour to be paid out in a span of 24 months or “until the amount is fully refunded.” Read more »

Meralco says lower power bills in February

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 06:53 PM

Meralco said customers may enjoy a P0.0704 per kilowatt-hour reduction in electricity bill this February. Read more »

Mas mababang singil sa kuryente inaasahan ngayong Pebrero: Meralco

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 09:06 AM

Inaasahan ang mas mababang singil sa kuryente ngayong Pebrero, ayon sa Meralco nitong Linggo. Read more »

Duterte okays 'no disconnection' rule for electricity 'lifeliners' in February

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 01:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the extension of the "no power disconnection" policy for "lifeliners" or low-income Filipinos to help them cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, one of his aides said on Thursday.  Read more »

12-anyos nakuryente sa kawad sa Caloocan; LGU may paalala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 08:57 PM

Nanawagan naman ang lokal na pamahalaan sa mga magulang na huwag nang palabasin ng bahay ang mga bata lalo na ngayong may pandemic. Read more »

Meralco di na palalawigin ang deadline sa pagbabayad ng kuryente

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 08:49 PM

Hindi na umano palalawigin ng Meralco ang deadline para sa pagbabayad ng electricity bill.   Read more »

Renewables overtook fossil fuels in EU electricity mix in 2020: Report

Susanna Twidale, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 09:42 AM

Renewables overtook fossil fuels as the European Union’s main source of electricity for the first time in 2020 as new projects came online and coal-power shrank, a report showed on Monday. Read more »

House OKs extension of electricity 'lifeline rate' for poor households

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 09:55 PM

Voting 212-0-0, the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House Bill 8145 which extends the implementation of the lifeline rate, amending section 73 of Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001. Read more »

Extension ng lifeline rate subsidy sa kuryente, aprubado ng Senado

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 10:27 PM

MAYNILA - Lumusot sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa nitong Lunes ang panukalang batas para palawigin pa ang pagpapatupad ng subsidized electricity rate para sa mga maituturing na low income households na kumukunsumo ng hindi lalagpas sa 100 kilowatt hours kada buwan. Read more »

Meralco nagpapadala ng disconnection notice; taas-singil asahan din

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 08:15 PM

Nagsimula na ang Meralco na magpadala ng disconnection notice sa mga konsumer na matagal nang di nakakabayad.   Read more »

Meralco to consumers: Expect rate hike in January billing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 01:05 PM

Meralco said Friday its customers will experience a rate increase in their January billing. Read more »

Meralco wala pang pinutulan ng kuryente sa mga may naiwang bayarin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 07:37 PM

Kahit pa may mga naiwang mga bayarin noong nakaraang taon, wala pang kostumer na pinutulan ng kuryente ang Meralco. Read more »

ERC tells Meralco to refund P1.4B over-recoveries, collect P2.38B under-recoveries

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 09:50 PM

The Energy Regulatory Commission said Meralco over-collected a total of P1.4 billion from pass-through charges in the two-year period. Read more »

Meralco palalawigin ang no-disconnection policy hanggang Enero 31

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 01:27 PM

Palalawigin ng Meralco ang no-disconnection policy nito hanggang Enero 31 sa susunod na taon sa mga hindi makapagbabayad ng kanilang electric bills, ayon kay House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco ngayong Linggo. Read more »

Meralco puwedeng 'magputol' sa Enero kung walang bagong ERC moratorium

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 09 09:33 PM

Pero dahil wala pang bagong utos ang ERC, posible nang magputulan pagsapit ng Enero sa pagtatapos ng moratorium.  Read more »

Meralco says customers to see lower rates this month, 'second lowest' since Sept 2017

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 12:19 PM

Meralco said Wednesday its electricity rates for December will be lower by P0.0352 per kilowatt hour (kWh), as generation charges decline.   Read more »

Singil sa kuryente may bawas ngayong Disyembre: Meralco

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 11:17 AM

Inanunsiyo ngayong Miyerkoles ng Meralco na magkakaroon sila ng bawas sa singil ng kuryente sa paparating na December bill. Read more »

Electricity bills, other charges now payable in ShopeePay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 04:54 AM

MANILA - Power users can now pay their electricity bills through Shopee's mobile wallet, ShopeePay. Read more »