November 3, 2017

DOE awaits result of Rosatom study on what to do with Bataan nuke plant

By Lenie Lectura – November 2, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) eagerly awaits the result of a two-month assessment conducted by foreign experts on the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said experts, mostly […]
October 27, 2017

EICC to fast-track approval of big-ticket energy projects

By Lenie Lectura – October 26, 2017 from Business Mirror In a bid to fully implement a Malacañang-issued policy meant to fast-track the approval of energy projects, the Department of Energy (DOE) moved to designate agency officials to the Energy Investment Coordinating Council […]
October 27, 2017

Meralco asked to reflect ‘bill deposit plus interests’ in electric bills

By Myrna Velasco – October 26, 2017, 2:02 PM from Manila Bulletin Distribution utilities, primarily industry giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco), are being required to reflect on their monthly billing the amounts corresponding to “bill deposit plus interest charges” that they […]
October 26, 2017

PEMC to be replaced with new firm under IMO regime of WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 24, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin By early part of next year, the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) may already be a “thing of the past”, with the government’s proposal to have it replaced […]