October 23, 2021

ERC: 3 gencos exceeded limit for unplanned outages

BY LENIE LECTURA – OCTOBER 21, 2021 from Business Mirror State firm Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM), Lopez-led Energy Development Corp. (EDC) and SPC Island Power Corp. (SIPC) exceeded the limit for the allowed number of days […]
October 14, 2021

ERC eyes extension of feed-in-tariff rate on run-of-river projects

By Alena Mae S. Flores – October 13, 2021 at 07:30 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission is studying the extension of the feed-in tariff rate for run-of-river projects at P5.8705 per kilowatt-hour from Jan. 1, 2020 until the […]
October 6, 2021

Higher fees for WESM even without prior ERC approval pushed

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 5, 2021, 3:25 PM from Manila Bulletin On fears that the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) will be operating with financial deficit, its governance body Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) is seeking higher market […]
September 29, 2021

ERC orders 2 electric coops to stop collecting ‘reinvestment fund’ charges

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 28, 2021, 5:22 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered two electric cooperatives (ECs) to stop passing on to their customers the charges on “reinvestment fund for sustainable capital expenditures” […]