December 6, 2017

Transco asks government to fund interconnection project

By Lenie Lectura – December 4, 2017 from Business Mirror   THE National Transmission Corp. (Transco) wants the government to finance the multibillion-peso Visayas-Mindanao interconnection project (VIMP) so as to avoid any pass-on cost to consumers. “What we mentioned in our manifestation […]
December 2, 2017

Power trading more complex than stocks

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 01, 2017 at 08:50 pm from manilastandard.net Philippine Electricity Market Corp. is not too keen on the prospect of the Philippine Stock Exchange operating the country’s electricity spot market. PEMC president Oscar Ala, who also sits […]
December 1, 2017

ERC directed to craft rules on lower RCOA

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 30, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Independent entity Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been directed by the Department of Energy (DOE) to craft the guidelines on the lowered threshold of retail competition and open […]
November 22, 2017

Meralco outlines cost of DU disaster-resiliency program

By Lenie Lectura – November 21, 2017 from Business Mirror A proposed Department of Energy (DOE) policy meant to ensure that energy-related facilities are resilient enough to continue providing power in case of disasters will entail additional investments on industry players, the […]