Power News

February 19, 2018

The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 18, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is seriously considering a ‘zonal auction’ or “based on location’ bidding of renewable energy (RE) projects that shall be qualified under the […]
February 17, 2018

ERC struggling on resolving more than 1,000 case backlogs

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 16, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin It will be a tightrope walk still for the power industry when it comes to cornering regulatory approvals on pending petitions and applications with the Energy Regulatory […]
February 17, 2018

DOE modifies policy on CSP power supply contracting

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 16, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has modified the policy on competitive selection process (CSP) of power supply contracting being enforced upon distribution utilities (DUs) in the country. […]
February 14, 2018

ERC non-committal on approval of Meralco supply deals

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 13, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is still extremely evasive when it comes to giving definitive timeframe on when it can act on the pending power supply agreements […]
February 14, 2018

Energy issues guidelines on power purchase

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 13, 2018 at 06:22 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Department said Monday it issued guidelines on competitive selection process and asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to come out with a template for power […]
February 13, 2018

ERC to prioritize decision on 61 cases

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 12, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin With the regulatory body on its normal functioning now, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has announced to the media that it will prioritize deliberations and promulgation of […]
February 13, 2018

Power suppliers seek parallel DOE policy on allowing service continuity

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 12, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Retail power suppliers affiliated with the Retail Electricity Suppliers Association Inc. (RESA) are seeking the imprimatur of the Department of Energy (DOE) for a parallel policy issuance […]
February 13, 2018

TransCo expects immediate decision on FIT rate hike

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 12, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With the suspended commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) temporarily back at their offices, the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) is expecting that the rate hike on […]
February 12, 2018

AC Energy seeks partner for new project in Vietnam

By Lenie Lectura – February 12, 2018 from Business Mirror AC Energy Holdings, Inc. is in talks with another potential partner for a possible solar power venture in Vietnam. “There’s another partner; it’s another project. The potential could be another […]
February 12, 2018

Suspended ERC commissioners going back to work

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 11, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin On the strength of a 60-day temporary restraining order (TRO) rendered by the Court of Appeals (CA), the four suspended Commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) […]