May 6, 2024

Gov’t issues 92 offshore wind contracts amid strong interest from local, foreign firms

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 5, 2024, 7:55 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy (DOE) said it issued 92 offshore wind service contracts with potential capacity of 65.049 gigawatts as of March 25, 2024, reflecting the strong […]
May 4, 2024

Group: ERC order may destabilize power market

By Manila Standard Business – May 3, 2024, 9:35 pm from manilastandard.net Partners for Affordable & Reliable Energy (PARE), a group that advocates for pro-consumer solutions to address energy needs, said it welcomes the decision by the Energy Regulatory Commission […]
May 4, 2024

Power utilities urged to tap ‘ANTI BILL SHOCK’ program to make bills affordable for consumers

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 3, 2024, 4:48 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) urged electricity distribution utilities (DUs) to tap the ANTI BILL SHOCK Lending Program of the Land […]
May 3, 2024

ERC tells distributors, generators to prevent electricity ‘bill shock’

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 2, 2024, 8:10 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission asked distribution utilities to stagger the anticipated bill shock amid the red and yellow alerts experienced in April that led to higher prices […]