July 8, 2018

ERC backs strengthening, not abolition of agency

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 7, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) sounded off that it will be supporting legislative measures pushing for the agency’s strengthening, not the calls of some lawmakers or the […]
July 7, 2018

ERC vows to reinforce power sector oversight

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – July 6, 2018 from The Manila Times THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) vowed on Thursday to strengthen its supervision of the Philippine power industry to serve its stakeholders better. In a statement, ERC Chairman and […]
July 6, 2018

Palace intervention sought over DOE-ERC turf rivalry on power supply contracting

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 4, 2018, 10:43 PM from Manila Bulletin The aggrupation of the country’s renewable energy (RE) project developers is formally seeking the intervention of Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea on the “escalating turf war” of […]
July 6, 2018

ERC gives gencos, DUs 6 more months to sell 15% of shares

By Lenie Lectura – July 5, 2018 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has extended the compliance period within which power- generation companies (gencos) and distribution utilities (DUs) should sell a portion of their shares. In a resolution, the […]