December 31, 2014

Filing Consumer Petitions at ERC a Disturbing Experience

By Aya Jallorina Executive Director Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc.(MSK) aya.msk14org@gmail.com matuwid.org Electricity consumers have long been questioning whether the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is promoting the interest of consumers and not only that of big utilities […]
December 27, 2014

Regulatory Decongestion Essential to an Effective ERC

David Celestra Tan 26 December 2014 To be fair to the ERC, the Epira dumped on it an inordinate amount of responsibilities to making the privatization and deregulation of the power sector work. In the last 13 years it has […]
December 20, 2014

DOE’s “First Come First Served” Approach to RE FIT Allocation Outdated

David Celestra Tan 20 December 2014 When the subsidized rate for Renewable Energies were announced by the ERC, many green energy companies, local and foreign wanted to take advantage of such attractive rates. But the Philippines, evidently aware of the […]
December 17, 2014

Consumer Groups Petition ERC for Open Bidding of Power Supply Contracts

Consumer Groups led by the power cost reduction advocacy group, Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. (MSK) have formally filed with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) a petition for rule changes in the contracting of power supply bilateral […]