July 31, 2021

ERC asked to roll back Napocor missionary charges

By Angelica Y. Yang – July 28, 2021 | 8:34 pm from Business World PHILSTAR   CONSUMER-INTEREST group Laban Konsyumer, Inc. (LKI) said Wednesday that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) needs to dismiss the National Power Corp.’s (Napocor) applications to […]
July 8, 2021

Duterte signs EPIRA amendment enhancing energy panel’s powers

By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza – July 7, 2021 | 8:27 pm from Business World PHILSTAR PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has signed into law a bill upgrading the powers of the Joint Congressional Energy Commission (JCEC), which exercises oversight over […]
June 9, 2021

Scrap IPO requirement to boost investments in energy sector–solon

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 9, 2021 from Business Mirror A lawmaker on Tuesday proposed the lifting of the initial public offering (IPO) requirement for power generation companies (gencos) to encourage more investments in the power sector. “In order to […]
March 5, 2021

Power co-ops told to back TransCo as off-grid system operator

By Jordeene B. Lagare – March 5, 2021 from The Manila Times Electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide are enjoined to ensure the smooth transition of their system operator functions to the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo). In a recent memorandum, the Department […]