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The Energy Regulatory Commission has suspended collection of the green energy auction allowance for two months to ease pressure on electricity bills nationwide. The suspension covers the rate of P0.0371 per kilowatt-hour for May and June bills.

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The Department of Energy backed proposals to suspend, reduce or remove value-added tax on electricity amid rising power bills and inflation. The agency said it is ready to provide technical input on energy-sector impacts. This comes as inflation surged to 7.2% in April.

Brazil's National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) decided on Tuesday (7) to open an administrative process to terminate the concession contract of distributor Enel in the São Paulo metropolitan region. The company has 30 days to defend itself before the agency issues an opinion to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, which has the final say. The action follows repeated blackouts caused by storms since late 2023.

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Electricity bills for consumers on the regulated PVPC tariff remain similar to February's and 5% below March 2025's, despite the Middle East conflict. The government has offset rising costs with tax cuts effective from March 22. The average bill for a typical consumer is around 53.71 euros.

Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat made a field visit on Monday to the Beni Suef Combined Cycle Power Plant to review operational performance, fuel consumption, and summer peak preparedness.

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Cuba has begun restoring power following a nationwide grid collapse on Saturday evening—the second total blackout in less than a week and third major outage this month—affecting around 10 million people after a major power plant in Nuevitas failed. Officials established microgrids for essential services amid chronic fuel shortages and grid unreliability.