June 25, 2018

Viewpoint: ‘At Seventeen’: On the anniversary of Epira, have we learned the truth about the power sector?

By Lenie Lectura – June 23, 2018 from Business Mirror In Photo: The Pagbilao coal-fired power plant in Quezon. SEVENTEEN years since the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001, or Republic Act 9136, was enacted into law, have […]
June 23, 2018

EU dangles diesel-solar hybrid system for PH ‘unviable areas’

By Myrna M.Velasco – June 22, 2018, 10:48 PM from Manila Bulletin To give much-needed shot in the arm for the energy access of far-flung as well as the so-called ‘unviable areas’ in the Philippines, the European Union (EU) is […]
June 23, 2018

‘At Seventeen’: On the anniversary of Epira, have we learned the truth about the power sector?

By Lenie Lectura – June 23, 2018 from Business Mirror In Photo: The Pagbilao coal-fired power plant in Quezon. SEVENTEEN years since the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001, or Republic Act 9136, was enacted into law, have […]
June 21, 2018

Meralco not giving up ‘unelectrified sites’ in its franchise area

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 20, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Amid the government’s “takeover warning” at the unelectrified domains of distribution utilities (DUs), power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) indicated that it will not give up […]