March 8, 2018

P750-M emergency fund for co-ops OKd

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – March 8, 2018 from The Manila Times The bicameral conference committee on energy reconciled on Wednesday conflicting provisions of a bill seeking to provide electric cooperatives (ECs) a P750-million emergency and resiliency fund. During a […]
January 8, 2018

DUs asked to submit system loss, interruptions’ reports

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 7, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been mandating power distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives (ECs) to submit reports on their updated system loss and interruption reports […]
October 12, 2017

ERC collates feedback on bill-deposit draft rules

By Lenie Lectura – October 11, 2017 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is soliciting comments on the newly released draft rules governing the monitoring and reporting process of bill deposits. A bill deposit, equivalent to the estimated billing for one […]
September 21, 2017

NEA wants electric cooperatives to set up micro grids

by Lenie Lectura – September 19, 2017 from Business Mirror THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) is crafting a policy meant to fast-track the implementation of the country’s rural electrification program. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said his office strongly proposed that all electric cooperatives (ECs) […]