October 23, 2017

Luzon grid saved from rotating brownouts (From ‘red’ alert to yellow)

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 20, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Following alarm bells raised by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on probability of rotating brownouts, Luzon grid was still saved later in the day of […]
October 23, 2017

Unpaid FIT to renewable firms piling up—TransCo

by Alena Mae S. Flores – October 20, 2017 at 07:01 pm  from manilastandard.net State-run National Transmission Corp. has asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to act on its pending applications, saying the renewable energy payment backlog is expected to reach P8 billion by the […]
October 23, 2017

Court’s TRO hinders power supply competition

by Alena Mae S. Flores – October 19, 2017 at 07:24 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday expressed concern over its inability to issue new retail electricity licenses in the wake of the temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court […]
October 18, 2017

Lawmaker seeks ERC clarification on power market-share limitation

By Lenie Lectura – October 17, 2017 from Manila Bulletin A lawmaker will discuss with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ways on how to reconcile discrepancy between installed and dependable power-generating capacity. In his keynote speech, Sen. Sherwin T. Gatchalian on Tuesday said the metric […]