February 7, 2020

Risks from nCoV spur ERC to defer genco inspections

By Lenie Lectura -February 7, 2020 from Business Mirror ERC chief Agnes Devanadera THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will defer inspection of the facilities of certain power generation firms because of the coronavirus outbreak. The inspection is necessary before the […]
February 6, 2020

ERC readies contingencies

Tight power supply seen   By MYRNA M. VELASCO – February 5, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With highly probable rolling brownouts hitting Luzon grid as early as March with ensuing price spikes, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) bared […]
February 6, 2020

Ayala unit gets PCC nod for share purchase deal

By Lenie Lectura -February 6, 2020 from Business Mirror The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has cleared a deal between AC Energy Philippines, Inc. (ACEPH) and the Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure (PINAI) involving ACEPH’s acquisition of PINAI’s entire stake in […]
February 5, 2020

ERC to tap prosecutors to litigate ‘collusion’ case vs power players

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 4, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be tapping external prosecutors who will litigate the seven-year old collusion case hurled against power industry players when there had been […]