ERC vows to act on NGCP’s applications for ASPAs

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 20, 2023, 6:40 pm
from manilastandard.net

The Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday committed to facilitating the approval of National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ ancillary services procurement agreements to ensure that consumers continue to have access to reliable electricity.

It said that as of June 19, it was processing for approval the majority of the 36 ASPAs entered into by the NGCP pursuant to the competitive selection process mandated by the Department of Energy.

The NGCP issued notices of award for 36 ASPAs on April 18, and of this number, 14 applications were filed with ERC and were scheduled for hearing.

The remaining 16 applications were awaiting payment by NGCP of filing fees before they could be considered as formally filed. The ERC said it is also completing the pre-filing review of the remaining six ASPA applications.