June 13, 2019

DOE eyes 14 transmission projects for NGCP till 2040

By Lenie Lectura – June 13, 2019 from Business Mirror FOURTEEN transmission projects are lined up for completion by the grid operator between this year until 2040. “For 2019 and onward, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines [NGCP] focuses […]
June 13, 2019

ERC allows PSALM to recover P5.117 billion from consumers

By Lenie Lectura – June 13, 2019 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has authorized the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) to recover P5.117 billion from  consumers to pay for the stranded debt of the […]
June 13, 2019

Gencos, DUs told to set up trust accounts for electrification fund

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 12, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is mandating the establishment of separate trust accounts by the generation companies (Gencos) and distribution utilities (DUs) on the electrification fund that […]
June 12, 2019

DOE, PCC in tie-up to probe brownout mess, collusion raps

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 11, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The ‘messy’ affair of the power sector in this year’s summer months had prompted the Department of Energy (DOE) and Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to “break bread” […]