October 26, 2020

Energy dep’t approves formation of new WESM compliance committee

By Adam J. Ang – October 25, 2020 | 6:27 pm from Business World A NEW committee overseeing the electricity spot market will be formed soon to monitor its operations and adjudicate rules breaches, the Department of Energy (DoE) said. […]
October 26, 2020

Energy committee chairman flags P2.5B in unliquidated subsidies to rural utilities

By Adam J. Ang – October 25, 2020 | 6:27 pm from Business World THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) violated its own policy of halting subsidies to rural utilities with a backlog of unliquidated previous funding, the chairman of the […]
October 23, 2020

Rural utilities warn delayed bill payments to have serious impact on industry

By Adam J. Ang – October 22, 2020 | 9:12 pm from Business World THE delayed payment of power bills during the entire quarantine period will have a serious impact on the entire power supply chain, electric cooperatives warned. Government […]
October 16, 2020

DoE may issue new subsidy policy for power supply to remote areas

By Adam J. Ang – October 15, 2020 | 7:45 pm from Business World PHILSTAR THE Department of Energy (DoE) is studying a new policy for subsidies on power supplied to remote areas, including the removal of missionary charges currently […]