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THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) clarified the events which led to a series of power outages in Negros and Panay from April 27 to 29, 2023, at the House Committee on Energy hearing on Tuesday, August 15.
MAINTENANCE WORK. Technical services personnel of the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco) conduct operation and line maintenance work earlier this week. For January, Noneco reported a decrease in its residential power rate mainly due to reduced generation costs.(Photo courtesy of Northern Negros Electric Cooperative) BACOLOD CITY - A decrease in generation charges has reduced the average residential power rates in northern and southern Negros Occidental for January, data on Wednesday showed. The downward rate adjustments have been announced by the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco) and Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (Noceco) in separate advisories to their consumer members. In the south, Noceco, which is based in Kabankalan City, reported an electricity rate of PHP16.4786 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in January, after a reduction of PHP0.9587 from the December rate of PHP17.4373 per kWh. "The decrease in the total electricity rates is driven by the total ge
(PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - Average residential power rate for January in this city and its neighboring localities decreased by PHP1.0949 per kilowatt hour (kWh) due to lower generation charges and other costs, the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) announced on Tuesday. From PHP16.2006 in December, the rate in this month's billing went down to PHP15.1057 per kWh. Vic Alvaro, project supervisor of the National Electrification Administration and acting general manager of Ceneco, reported a 9.31 percent total net reduction in generation charges after a downward adjustment in average Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) price. The WESM price dropped by PHP1.2415 to only PHP8.8731, from the previous month's PHP10.1146 per kWh. Also, there is a decrease in fuel cost brought by the one-time Palm Concepcion Power Corp. fuel discount of PHP0.27 per kWh for December 2022 billing in Ceneco's 35-megawatt power supply agreement as well as WESM power bill adjus