October 18, 2017

Lawmaker seeks ERC clarification on power market-share limitation

By Lenie Lectura – October 17, 2017 from Manila Bulletin A lawmaker will discuss with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ways on how to reconcile discrepancy between installed and dependable power-generating capacity. In his keynote speech, Sen. Sherwin T. Gatchalian on Tuesday said the metric […]
October 17, 2017

Shell to jump on RE bandwagon

By Lenie Lectura – October 15, 2017 from Business Mirror SHELL Philippines has informed the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) that it is joining the renewable-energy (RE) bandwagon soon. “Shell will enter the RE sector,” announced NREB Chairman Jose M. Layug Jr. in a recent […]
October 17, 2017

URC transmission project given green light by ERC

By Lenie Lectura – October 16, 2017 from Business Mirror GOKONGWEI-led Universal Robina Corp. (URC) has secured approval from regulators for its transmission facility in the Visayas region. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced it approved URC’s application to build a point-to-point (P2P) […]
October 17, 2017

DOE pushes ‘aggregation level’ in power retail competition

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 16, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Aggregation at 500 kilowatts (kW) consumption level, that may include households within contiguous or adjacent areas, would already be the next phase of electricity retail competition and open […]