August 7, 2024

ERC logs P49-billion savings for RES customers

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Aug 6, 2024 11:40 AM from Manila Bulletin AT A GLANCE According to the ERC, the average tariff being enjoyed by RES customers hovered at P5.49 per kilowatt hour (kWh) as against the more expensive […]
August 3, 2024

SC: Exclusive Franchises are Prohibited by the Constitution

August 1, 2024 From sc.judiciary.gov.ph Electric cooperatives do not have a constitutional right to an exclusive franchise within their coverage areas. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court En Banc in a Decision dated July 30, 2024, penned by […]
July 30, 2024

PSALM life extension to prevent transfer of P300-B debt to nat’l government

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Jul 29, 2024 11:45 AM from Manila Bulletin AT A GLANCE Stretching the corporate existence of PSALM is among the key amendments being pushed in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), one of the […]
July 24, 2024

Energy think tank pushes changes in EPIRA guidelines, instead of new law

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 23, 2024, 7:30 pm from manilastandard.net Energy think tank Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) said Tuesday amending the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001 is not warranted at this […]