December 25, 2017

Inoperative ERC damaging to the energy sector—PIPPA

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 24, 2017 at 06:45 pm from manilastandard.net The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association Inc., the country’s association of power generators, warned that the absence of a functioning Energy Regulatory Commission will be devastating to […]
December 22, 2017

Rules on renewables costly

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 21, 2017 at 07:20 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. warned that consumers would shoulder more than P100 billion annually by 2030 under the government’s mandate of a 35-percent renewable energy share in the […]
December 21, 2017

ERC asked to correct data on renewables

By Alena Mae S. Flores  – December 20, 2017 at 08:49 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure that accurate data are used in calculating the feed-in tariff allowance to lessen the burden […]
December 19, 2017

Meralco unit tapping Irish firm

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 15, 2017 at 07:51 pm from manilastandard.net Meralco PowerGen Corp., the generation unit of Manila Electric Co., is set to finalize an operations and maintenance agreement with ESB International of Ireland for the 1,200-megawatt Atimonan coal-fired […]