March 19, 2024

ERC pitches expanded regulatory powers to House committee

By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio – March 18, 2024 | 9:08 pm from Business World PROPOSED amendments to a law that privatized the power generation and distribution industries should also include an expansion of the industry regulator’s oversight functions, the […]
January 8, 2024

DoE plan must elevate energy security to top priority item, think tank says

By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter –  January 7, 2024 | 7:40 pm from Business World   THE Department of Energy (DoE) should designate energy security as its main focus when it submits the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) to Congress, according […]
December 29, 2023

Dagupan Electric obtains SEC nod on P1.17-b IPO

By Jenniffer B. Austria – December 27, 2023, 6:40 pm from manilastandard.net The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Wednesday it approved the P1.17-billion initial public offering of Dagupan Electric Corp. (DEC). DEC, incorporated in 1961, is engaged in the […]
December 23, 2023

Court affirms ERC authority on settling supply deal issues

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 22, 2023, 9:00 pm from manilastandard.net THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Friday welcomed the decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) confirming the regulator’s jurisdiction over disputes arising from retail electricity service […]