July 17, 2021

ERC urged to suspend MERALCO rate hike amid Red Alert probe

from POWER PHILIPPINES NEWS on July 16, 2021 at 2:59 pm   Sen. Risa Hontiveros has asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to suspend the increase in power rates while the investigation on rotational blackouts is still ongoing, saying that […]
July 6, 2021

PCCI’s help sought on businesses’ participation in ILP when power supply is tight

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 5, 2021, 5:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The participation of businesses or companies with self-generating assets is being sought, so they can switch on their own facilities when electricity supply in the grid would […]
July 2, 2021

ERC probe to zero in on ‘profit-takers’ during WESM price spikes

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 1, 2021, 4:02 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has stipulated that it will zero in investigations on generation companies (GenCos) that may have raked in “financial gains” from the series […]
July 1, 2021

ERC shortens threshold on enforcement of WESM mitigating price caps

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 30, 2021, 4:50 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has shortened to three days or 72 hours – from originally five days or 120 hours –the time threshold on when the […]