April 21, 2017

Palace asked to step into ERC mess

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 20, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Laoag City – With the  ‘internal conflict” at the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) hitting severe proportions, Malacañang is already being asked to “step in” to finally resolve the […]
March 6, 2017

PEMC asked to provide calculations on CSP fees

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 5, 2017, 12:05 AM from Manila Bulletin Power spot market operator Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) has been required to submit its calculations on the level of fees that it shall levy corresponding to its […]
March 1, 2017

Reverse auction set as alternative in evaluating RE investments

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 27, 2017, 10:04 PM from Manila Bulletin With feed-in-tariff (FIT) already at its dead end for wind and solar technologies, the proposal for the next round of investments on this technology would be to do […]
February 23, 2017

PEMC eyed as 3rd party CSP power contracting auctioneer

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 22, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), is being designated as the third party auctioneer in the competitive selection process (CSP) […]