April 24, 2018

DOE seeks ERC’s priority action on 4 key measures

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 23, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Following the injunctive relief rendered by the Court of Appeals on the four Commissioners, it shall be ‘business as usual’ for the Energy Regulatory Commission – thus, […]
April 24, 2018

Govt nuclear policy presented to Duterte

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 23, 2018 at 10:42 am from manilastandard.net The Energy Department said it submitted the proposed nuclear energy policy to Malacañang last week for the president’s approval. “I submitted it already to the president. […]
April 24, 2018

Akelco urged to invoke ‘force majeure’ to suspend PSAs during Boracay closure

By Lenie Lectura – April 23, 2018 from Business Mirror THE Aklan Electric Cooperative Inc. (Akelco) was urged on Monday to invoke the “force majeure” provisions of its power-supply agreements (PSAs) with power-generation companies to temporarily suspend the procurement of unneeded electricity during […]
April 24, 2018

5 power firms eye seats in WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated April 23, 2018, 2:59 PM from Manila Bulletin At least five giant power generation companies (GenCos) have nominated their respective representatives in the board of the restructured Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), the governing […]