May 31, 2022

ERC issues GEAR prices

BY LENIE LECTURA – MAY 30, 2022 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has released the Green Energy Auction Reserve (GEAR) prices for the first round of the Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP). The GEAR price for solar […]
September 19, 2020

Higher power rates blamed on coal-fired power plant shutdowns

By Adam J. Ang – September 16, 2020 | 7:43 pm from Business World A SUSTAINABILITY think tank blamed the rise in average power rates last year on power plant shutdowns, which it deployed as an argument against the continued […]
October 14, 2019

Napocor seeks ERC’s approval to collect P18.5-B UCME in 2020

By Lenie Lectura -October 14, 2019 from Business Mirror THE National Power Corp. (Napocor) is seeking regulators’ approval for the issuance of a provisional authority (PA) to collect from consumers P18.46 billion in basic universal charge for missionary electrification for […]
December 13, 2017

Transco, LRA ink deal for ROW-land purchase

By Lenie Lectura – December 12, 2017 from Business Mirror THE National Transmission Corp. (Transco) and the Land Registration Authority (LRA) signed last Tuesday a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that will pave the way for the former to acquire all titled properties falling within […]