April 6, 2019

Meralco rates going up in April billing

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 5, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With several incidents of yellow alerts in March indicating supply tightness in the grid, the power rates to be billed by Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will increase […]
April 6, 2019

DoE order to refine retail competition and open access

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 05, 2019 at 09:10 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy is set to come out with a circular to assure further the smooth implementation of the retail competition and open access, where […]
April 5, 2019

Shell wants Malampaya gas contract extended until 2030

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 04, 2019 at 07:50 pm from manilastandard.net Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. is seeking a six-year extension of Service Contract 38 or the Malampaya natural gas project to explore other areas in northwest Palawan. […]
April 5, 2019

Rethinking the ERC plan to shift to “fixed price”generation rates…And the “30% of Project Cost” Exemption from CSP!!

David Celestra Tan, MSK 2 April 2019 The new ERC has been hard at work on a new guideline or template for the contracting of power generation supply agreements. Without exaggeration this guideline would be one of the big signals to […]