October 12, 2017

ERC collates feedback on bill-deposit draft rules

By Lenie Lectura – October 11, 2017 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is soliciting comments on the newly released draft rules governing the monitoring and reporting process of bill deposits. A bill deposit, equivalent to the estimated billing for one […]
October 10, 2017

VisMin power link-up could be EO 30 ‘pilot project’

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 9, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Visayas-Mindanao Interconnection Project (VMIP) is hinted as the ‘pilot project’ that will likely test the viability of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 30, or the Malacanang-issued […]
October 2, 2017

2 more years of ‘policy uncertainty’ for RE investors

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 2, 2017, 7:20 AM from Manila Bulletin Local and foreign investors have been batting for clarity and certainty on policy issues in the renewable energy (RE) sector, but the Department of Energy (DOE) had […]
September 29, 2017

DoE endorses joint oil exploration with China

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 27, 2017 at 07:01 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Department endorsed for Malacañang’s approval the farm-in agreement between state-run PNOC Exploration Corp. and China National Offshore Oil Corp. over a petroleum-rich area northwest off Palawan […]