+ Follow ENHANCE ELECTRICITY DEMAND Tag
ENHANCE ELECTRICITY DEMAND
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[Title] => SPEED boosts Meralco sales by P2.19B in ’03
[Summary] => The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) registered improved sales due to the government’s power usage enhancement program, particularly the Special Program to Enhance Electricity Demand (SPEED) which boosted the company’s energy sales by P2.19 billion in 2003.
In a statement, Meralco said SPEED has added an incremental 138 million kilowatthours (kwh) to its grid.
SPEED is part of a 10-point plan crafted in 2002 by the Arroyo administration to reduce power rates.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-29 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 222171
[Title] => Power industry groups back SPEED program
[Summary] => The Department of Energy (DOE) said the power industry stakeholders have expressed support to the Special Program to Enhance Electricity Demand (SPEED).
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-27 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 221438
[Title] => Meralco offers discount to ind’l customers
[Summary] => The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has approved P22.3-million worth of discount as of end-August 2003 to its 101 industrial customers under the Special Program to Enhance Electricity Demand (SPEED).
Meralco head for power analysis and power accounts Mario C. Minas, in an interview with The STAR, said "there are about 224 customers of Meralco who can avail of the program but so far only 101 customers have been able to get the discount."
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-21 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 217855
[Title] => Meralco to file own application for P20-B deal with Napocor
[Summary] => The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said it will file its own application with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the implementation of the P20-billion settlement agreement with the National Power Corp. (Napocor).
"We can no longer wait for Napocor to file a joint application. I think we can file on our own. I don’t know what’s taking them (Napocor) so long to prepare their application," Meralco president Jesus Francisco said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-20 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 215894
[Title] => RP power rates improve from 6th to 7th highest in Asia
[Summary] => The cost of electricity in the country slightly improved from being the sixth highest in Asia to seventh overall, Energy Secretary Vincent S. Perez reported recently.
Simulations made by the Department of Energy (DOE) showed that Japan still ranks highest in terms of electricity rates in the residential sector and second both in the commercial and industrial sectors.
Cambodia has the second most expensive power rates in the residential sector followed by Hong Kong, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-03 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 215219
[Title] => Implement SPEED, ERC tells Meralco
[Summary] => The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ordered last Friday (July 25) the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to implement the Special Program to Enhance Electricity Demand (SPEED) of the National Power Corp. (Napocor).
The order will enable industrial customers of Meralco to enjoy a 12-centavo per kilowatthour (kWh) discount on incremental electricity usage.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-28 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 202907
[Title] => Meralco, Napocor, Transco ink MOA on big users’ discount
[Summary] => The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), National Power Corp. (Napocor) and the National Transmission Corp. (Transco) have signed a tripartite agreement to implement the Special Program to Enhance Electricity Demand (SPEED).
The program offers a 50-centavo per kilowatthour (Kwh) discount to some 900 industrial and commercial customers of Meralco.
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-16 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 188830
[Title] => Meralco eyed to carry out power scheme
[Summary] => The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said yesterday that the Special Program to Enhance Electricity Demand (SPEED) should be carried out by the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco).
"This will not affect Meralco’s financial condition because this will be based on incremental sales." ERC acting chairperson Leticia Ibay said, when asked about the possible impact of the program on the financial position of the company if the Supreme Court decision on the refund becomes final and executory.
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-22 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 188221
[Title] => Energy chief welcomes creation of special committee by Meralco
[Summary] => Energy Secretary Vincent S. Perez has welcomed the initiative of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to create a special committee to complement the group created by President Arroyo to resolve the controversy surrounding the power firm.
"It is good. That is a step in the right direction. There is no conflict whatsoever," Perez said.
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-17 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 183613
[Title] => Perez to remain in post as energy chief
[Summary] => Energy Secretary Vincent S. Perez said yesterday he would continue to help the Arroyo administration in its effort to provide the country with efficient and sufficient supply of power.
"I stand by the President to help her in making the lives of our families more comfortable in terms of energy sufficiency, affordability and security," Perez said.
Perez issued this statement amid persistent rumors that the energy chief might be affected by the alleged major Cabinet revamp on Nov. 30.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-12 00:00:00
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