September 21, 2017

RCOA: The ‘promise and peril’ of electricity consumer’s choice (Part I)

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 20, 2017, 12:22 PM from Manila Bulletin Retail competition and open access policy – or simply the RCOA, has arrived more than 10 years late.  Yet we sigh, its promise of ‘freedom of choice’ remains […]
September 21, 2017

NEA wants electric cooperatives to set up micro grids

by Lenie Lectura – September 19, 2017 from Business Mirror THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) is crafting a policy meant to fast-track the implementation of the country’s rural electrification program. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said his office strongly proposed that all electric cooperatives (ECs) […]
September 21, 2017

Electricity reserve not enough

by Alena Mae S. Flores – September 20, 2017 at 09:01 pm  from manilastandard.net Manila Electric Co., the country’s biggest electricity retailer, has expressed concern over the series of yellow alerts since end August that has been plaguing the Luzon grid, a company executive […]
September 20, 2017

Petitions on Meralco hearings denied by ERC

By  Lenie Lectura – September 19, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has denied the petitions of some individuals who want to intervene in the ongoing hearings regarding the Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) applications for approval of the power-supply agreements […]