February 19, 2018

PSALM’s universal charge collections hit P135 B

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 18, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Universal charges (UC) collection, which is slapped on consumers’ electricity bills, of state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has reached a whopping P134.846 billion […]
February 19, 2018

The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 18, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is seriously considering a ‘zonal auction’ or “based on location’ bidding of renewable energy (RE) projects that shall be qualified under the […]
February 17, 2018

ERC struggling on resolving more than 1,000 case backlogs

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 16, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin It will be a tightrope walk still for the power industry when it comes to cornering regulatory approvals on pending petitions and applications with the Energy Regulatory […]
February 17, 2018

DOE modifies policy on CSP power supply contracting

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 16, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has modified the policy on competitive selection process (CSP) of power supply contracting being enforced upon distribution utilities (DUs) in the country. […]