December 5, 2016

ERC officials told to make way for graft probe

by Alena Mae S. Flores – December 02, 2016 at 11:50 pm from Manila Standard Today ENERGY Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Friday advised the five commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission to take a leave of absence while the case of an employee […]
December 5, 2016

Cusi nixes new feed-in tariff

by Alena Mae S. Flores – December 04, 2016 at 09:15 pm from Manila Standard Today Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi is not inclined to a third round of feed-in tariff to ease the burden of consumers from high electricity rates. “As long as […]
December 3, 2016

Meralco gets power retailing license via Vantage Energy

by Myrna M. Velasco 01 December 2016 from Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has formally applied for a license as retail electricity supplier (RES) so it can serve big-ticket contestable customers under the retail competition and […]
December 1, 2016

Desco gets 80% in Iriga geothermal service bloc

by Alena Mae S. Flores – November 30, 2016 from Manila Standard Today The Energy Department approved the transfer of an 80-percent stake in Iriga geothermal service contract from Basic Energy Corp. to local company Desco Inc. “Yes, it’s already approved,” said Arnel […]