May 16, 2024

ERC partially lifts P1.7-b reserve market settlement

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 15, 2024, 7:50 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ordered the partial lifting of the suspension on settlement amounts in the Reserve Market to allow power generators to partially recover costs […]
May 15, 2024

ERC flags 5 power companies for exceeding unplanned outages

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 14, 2024, 8:55 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said Tuesday its initial investigation showed that five power generating companies breached the unplanned outage allowance. ERC director for market operations service […]
May 14, 2024

Diesel plants helped avert blackout in April

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 13, 2024, 10:40 am from manilastandard.net Power generation companies called on the government to help make diesel plants more viable as these facilities helped avoid rotating power outages during red and yellow alerts […]
May 9, 2024

Watchdog backs ERC appeal on Meralco-SMC deals

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 8, 2024, 8:40 pm from manilastandard.net The watchdog group Power for People Coalition (P4P) expressed support for the move by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to appeal before the Supreme Court (SC) the […]