February 21, 2022

SC upholds ERC decision to refund INEC customers

BY LENIE LECTURA – FEBRUARY 21, 2022 from Business World The Supreme Court (SC) affirmed a 2011 decision of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) which directed Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative Inc. (INEC) to refund P480 million to its customers. In […]
February 21, 2022

Meralco’s business unit MPower joins DOE’s green energy option program

By Angelica Y. Yang – February 18, 2022 | 2:39pm from Philstar.com This file photo shows Meralco workers. MANILA, Philippines — MPower, the local retail electricity supply arm of the Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), has joined the government’s green […]
February 19, 2022

Energy efficiency projects now qualified for longest tax holiday period

By Marielle C. Lucenio – February 18, 2022 | 6:10 pm from Business World STRATEGIC energy efficiency (EE) projects are now considered to be “critical to the structural transformation of the economy” and are eligible for the longest income tax […]
February 19, 2022

DoE endorses 15 power plants to ERC

By Marielle C. Lucenio – February 16, 2022 | 9:57 pm from Business World THE Department of Energy (DoE) endorsed on Jan. 15 power generation facilities to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for issuance of a five-year license to operate […]