December 1, 2017

New commissioner vows to put ERC in order

By Alena Mae S. Flores – November 30, 2017 at 10:05 pm from manilastandard.net Newly-installed Energy Regulatory Commission chairman Agnes Devanadera said she wants to put order in the commission and provide better service to power consumers. Devanadera, a former Justice secretary, replaced […]
December 1, 2017

MPIC unit, Alsons seal power deal

By Lenie Lectura – November 29, 2017 from Business Mirror THE partnership between Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) of the Alcantara Group and Global Business Power Corp. (GBP), an associate of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), has been finalized following the signing […]
November 29, 2017

New ERC Chair Agnes VST Devanadera Will be Good if She Listens to Her Own Heart and Soul

David Celestra Tan, MSK 28 November 2017 It is a good sign that President Duterte took time to choose carefully the new Chairman of the Energy Regulatory Commission in whose hands the fate of 100 million electric consumers would depend. […]
November 29, 2017

Govt urged to scrutinize proposed rules on sourcing renewable energy

By Lenie Lectura – November 26, 2017 from Business Mirror The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) “strongly recommends” a deferment of the implementation of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) until further comprehensive studies on the feasibility and necessity of such policy mechanism is conducted. […]