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 […]
March 19, 2024

ERC raises power generation caps for grids

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – March 17, 2024 | 8:06 pm from Business World THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it set new caps for installed generating capacity (IGC) and market share for the main power grids in 2024. The […]
March 18, 2024

Consortium launches grid modernization guidebook

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 17, 2024, 7:35 pm from manilastandard.net A consortium led by Climate Smart Ventures (CSV) launched a grid modernization and hybridization guidebook for off-grid electric cooperatives to help bring down power costs in rural […]
March 14, 2024

PH electricity pricing: Is imported LNG pricier than Malampaya gas?

By Ray S. Eñano – March 13, 2024, 6:45 pm from manilastandard.net “The Malampaya gas producer believes so—but Meralco thinks otherwise.” The results of the supply auction for 1,200 megawatts of electricity have elicited mixed responses from contending major generation […]