February 13, 2018

Power suppliers seek parallel DOE policy on allowing service continuity

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 12, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Retail power suppliers affiliated with the Retail Electricity Suppliers Association Inc. (RESA) are seeking the imprimatur of the Department of Energy (DOE) for a parallel policy issuance […]
September 21, 2017

RCOA: The ‘promise and peril’ of electricity consumers’ choice (Second of Two Parts)

by Myrna M. Velasco –  September 20, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The legal skirmish hobbling retail competition in the power sector had been a fodder to the industry’s anguish – affecting not only the electricity suppliers but primarily the […]
July 10, 2017

ERC still in a legal bind in resolving RES licenses

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 9, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Despite “risk of default” raised by retail electricity suppliers (RES), the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has admitted that it still has its hands legally tied because of the […]