December 12, 2017

DOE to issue circular on FIT perks termination

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 11, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi will be issuing a Circular before yearend to officially terminate the feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentive for any new set of renewable energy (RE) installations. […]
December 11, 2017

Coal tax to hit power customers

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 10, 2017 at 09:30 pm from manilastandard.net Customers of Manila Electric Co. will experience higher generation charges of P0.0455 per kilowatt-hour, once the government slaps a P300 excise tax on every metric ton of coal. Meralco […]
December 11, 2017

Gov’t decision due this week on BNPP

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 9, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Next week will be ‘judgment day’ for the idled Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP)  – if it will be time for the government to finally ‘bury it into […]
December 9, 2017

CA ruling to increase electricity charges

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 07, 2017 at 09:00 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission said Thursday it will ask the Court of Appeals to reconsider its order reinstating the higher charges at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, the trading […]