December 29, 2017

WESM’s plans for derivatives market skids on legal hurdle

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 28, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The plan of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) to introduce “derivatives market” into its array of services is skidding into a legal hurdle that considers such market […]
December 29, 2017

FIT-All interest charges swell to P527 million (Due to ERC’s delayed approval)

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 28, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The interest charges to be shouldered by consumers due to delayed regulatory approval of the feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) application of the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) will swell to […]
December 28, 2017

Consumers face P100-B add’l cost annually

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 27, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The proposed renewable portfolio standards (RPS) rules for the renewable energy (RE) sector that is not supported by technical and economic studies will pummel consumers with additional cost […]
December 27, 2017

SMC puts other coal power plants on hold

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 25, 2017 at 08:39 pm from manilastandard.net San Miguel Corp. has put on hold developing greenfield power plants after its recent acquisition of the Masinloc coal-fired power plants in Zambales province. “It’s on hold but […]