March 9, 2018

Excess power supply expected to moderate electricity rates

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 08, 2018 at 09:30 pm from manilastandard.net The Philippines is now experiencing an ‘oversupply situation’ in the power sector which is expected to last five to seven years, a top executive of Aboitiz […]
March 8, 2018

8 power firms get COCs, provisional approvals

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – March 8, 2018 from The Manila Times THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has granted final and provisional approvals to eight generation companies (gencos) in a bid to fast-track the resolution of pending applications before the […]
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 […]
March 7, 2018

DOE urged to publish probe result on FIT award irregularity

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated March 6, 2018, 3:09 PM from Manila Bulletin An aggrupation of solar farm developers in the country is urging Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi to “make public” the outcome of his department’s investigation on […]