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                    [Title] => ‘Bush fire caused May 8 blackout’
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The power outage that hit Luzon on May 8 started with a bush fire in Talisay, Batangas, initial investigation conducted by the Department of Energy (DOE) showed.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 232692 [Title] => 18.52 ibabawas sa singil sa kuryente [Summary] => Nagsumite na ng petisyon ang Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) sa Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) upang hilingin na payagan silang bawasan simula sa Pebrero, 2004 ng 18.52 sentimo ang generation charges na sinisingil nila mula sa mga electric consumers.

Kung maaaprubahan ang nasabing kahilingan ay kakainin nito ang 12 sentimo kada-KWh na una nang inaprubahan ng ERC bilang dagdag singil ng MERALCO sa kuryente simula sa Enero, 2004.

Nabatid na nakasaad sa batas na ang lahat na gagawing adjustments sa singil sa kuryente ay dapat dumaan sa ERC.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 184550 [Title] => Organized labor demands part-ownership of Meralco [Summary] => Organized labor demanded yesterday part-ownership of the Manila Electric Co. in lieu of Meralco’s refunding P28 billion the Supreme Court has ruled it overcharged its consumers.

In a statement, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said it would be better to convert the overcharged amount into shares of stock in resolving Meralco’s predicament of repaying its debts.

Militant groups, however, pressed their demand for a lump-sum P3,500 refund for each consumer from the Lopez family-owned firm.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 181246 [Title] => Meralco franchise extension endorsed [Summary] => It was a matter of necessity, not choice.

Brushing aside criticisms from one of their former colleagues, members of the Senate public services committee endorsed the renewal of the congressional franchise of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for another 25 years.

In his sponsorship speech, committee chairman Sen. Joker Arroyo stressed that the endorsement was made since there was no other utility firm that could take over power distribution in Meralco’s service grid in case the company’s franchise would not be renewed.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1732629 [AuthorName] => Sammy Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 168343 [Title] => Transco exec tells Meralco: It’s time to let the truth out [Summary] => State-owned power companies yesterday issued a joint statement refuting demands made by Meralco for the closure of state-owned power generation companies to reduce overcapacity as they also slammed published reports of the power giant’s plan to resend its power purchase agreement with the National Power Corp. (Napocor).

Jesusito Sulit, senior manager for corporate planning of Transco, in a statement, said festering issues among Napocor, Transco and Meralco must be clarified once and for all.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 151789 [Title] => What a Gas! [Summary] => The time has come for the Philippines to celebrate another grand event, dahlings–the introduction of natural gas from our very own resources, the Malampaya deep water gas!

Seven major energy companies joined hands to make the fuel of the future beneficial to every Filipino. The Dept. of Energy together with First Gas Power (fgp), Shell, Napocor, pnoc, Texaco and Keilco created a vision to fully utilize natural gas by linking it with power generation.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134863 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510163 [AuthorName] => Maurice Arcache [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 95307 [Title] => Meralco debunks Enrile’s ‘sweetheart deal’ charges [Summary] => The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said yesterday it is not passing on costs higher than the present National Power Corp. (Napocor) grid rate and has not entered into any "sweetheart deal" with First Gas Power Corp. contrary to the allegations of Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile.
[DatePublished] => 2001-05-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 95771 [Title] => We are hostages to power grid failures - DEMAND AND SUPPLY [Summary] => That pre-Holy Week Luzon Power Grid failure isn’t surprising. In fact, I am surprised these failures don’t happen more often. Napocor’s handling of the critical power grids over the past few years is nothing short of disaster waiting to happen. Not only is capacity inadequate, as we pointed out in this column last October, maintenance and security could be a lot better.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 101288 [Title] => Meralco may seek 30¢ rate hike this year [Summary] =>

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) may seek a rate increase of 30 centavos per kilowatthour (kwH) this year following a slowdown in its profit performance last year.

Meralco vice president Rodolfo N. Quetua, said they are expecting a five-percent return on-rate-base (RORB) for 1999. In 1998, Meralco recorded a 7.5-percent RORB.

Quetua said the request for a rate hike is hinged on the coming onstream of the Sta. Rita gas-fired power plant. [DatePublished] => 2000-01-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

FIRST GAS POWER
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                    [ArticleID] => 947531
                    [Title] => ‘Bush fire caused May 8 blackout’
                    [Summary] => 

The power outage that hit Luzon on May 8 started with a bush fire in Talisay, Batangas, initial investigation conducted by the Department of Energy (DOE) showed.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 232692 [Title] => 18.52 ibabawas sa singil sa kuryente [Summary] => Nagsumite na ng petisyon ang Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) sa Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) upang hilingin na payagan silang bawasan simula sa Pebrero, 2004 ng 18.52 sentimo ang generation charges na sinisingil nila mula sa mga electric consumers.

Kung maaaprubahan ang nasabing kahilingan ay kakainin nito ang 12 sentimo kada-KWh na una nang inaprubahan ng ERC bilang dagdag singil ng MERALCO sa kuryente simula sa Enero, 2004.

Nabatid na nakasaad sa batas na ang lahat na gagawing adjustments sa singil sa kuryente ay dapat dumaan sa ERC.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 184550 [Title] => Organized labor demands part-ownership of Meralco [Summary] => Organized labor demanded yesterday part-ownership of the Manila Electric Co. in lieu of Meralco’s refunding P28 billion the Supreme Court has ruled it overcharged its consumers.

In a statement, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said it would be better to convert the overcharged amount into shares of stock in resolving Meralco’s predicament of repaying its debts.

Militant groups, however, pressed their demand for a lump-sum P3,500 refund for each consumer from the Lopez family-owned firm.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 181246 [Title] => Meralco franchise extension endorsed [Summary] => It was a matter of necessity, not choice.

Brushing aside criticisms from one of their former colleagues, members of the Senate public services committee endorsed the renewal of the congressional franchise of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for another 25 years.

In his sponsorship speech, committee chairman Sen. Joker Arroyo stressed that the endorsement was made since there was no other utility firm that could take over power distribution in Meralco’s service grid in case the company’s franchise would not be renewed.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1732629 [AuthorName] => Sammy Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 168343 [Title] => Transco exec tells Meralco: It’s time to let the truth out [Summary] => State-owned power companies yesterday issued a joint statement refuting demands made by Meralco for the closure of state-owned power generation companies to reduce overcapacity as they also slammed published reports of the power giant’s plan to resend its power purchase agreement with the National Power Corp. (Napocor).

Jesusito Sulit, senior manager for corporate planning of Transco, in a statement, said festering issues among Napocor, Transco and Meralco must be clarified once and for all.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 151789 [Title] => What a Gas! [Summary] => The time has come for the Philippines to celebrate another grand event, dahlings–the introduction of natural gas from our very own resources, the Malampaya deep water gas!

Seven major energy companies joined hands to make the fuel of the future beneficial to every Filipino. The Dept. of Energy together with First Gas Power (fgp), Shell, Napocor, pnoc, Texaco and Keilco created a vision to fully utilize natural gas by linking it with power generation.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134863 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510163 [AuthorName] => Maurice Arcache [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 95307 [Title] => Meralco debunks Enrile’s ‘sweetheart deal’ charges [Summary] => The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said yesterday it is not passing on costs higher than the present National Power Corp. (Napocor) grid rate and has not entered into any "sweetheart deal" with First Gas Power Corp. contrary to the allegations of Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile.
[DatePublished] => 2001-05-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 95771 [Title] => We are hostages to power grid failures - DEMAND AND SUPPLY [Summary] => That pre-Holy Week Luzon Power Grid failure isn’t surprising. In fact, I am surprised these failures don’t happen more often. Napocor’s handling of the critical power grids over the past few years is nothing short of disaster waiting to happen. Not only is capacity inadequate, as we pointed out in this column last October, maintenance and security could be a lot better.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 101288 [Title] => Meralco may seek 30¢ rate hike this year [Summary] =>

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) may seek a rate increase of 30 centavos per kilowatthour (kwH) this year following a slowdown in its profit performance last year.

Meralco vice president Rodolfo N. Quetua, said they are expecting a five-percent return on-rate-base (RORB) for 1999. In 1998, Meralco recorded a 7.5-percent RORB.

Quetua said the request for a rate hike is hinged on the coming onstream of the Sta. Rita gas-fired power plant. [DatePublished] => 2000-01-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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