January 25, 2023

ERC: Net metering scheme attracts 7,583 local users

BY LENIE LECTURA – JANUARY 25, 2023 Business Mirror Nine years after the net metering scheme was implemented, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it recorded 7,583 qualified end-users that signed up for the program at the end of 2022. […]
January 25, 2023

P0.79/kWh rate hike seen with Malampaya shutdown

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 24, 2023, 3:30 PM from Manila Bulletin The roughly 7.5 million customers being served by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will have to brace for P0.7897 per kilowatt hour (kWh) hike in […]
January 24, 2023

Power Rates Can Really Be Reduced by Implementing Better the Current EPIRA Law (Part 2)

We have a Dream. David Celestra Tan, MSK 21 January 2023 Part 2 After more than 20 years of being told that the power sector and the EPIRA Law are so complex and difficult to shepherd towards one direction, we […]
January 20, 2023

ERC to expedite review of NPC petitions

BY LENIE LECTURA – JANUARY 19, 2023 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Wednesday said it will fast-track its review of all pending petitions of the National Power Corp. (NPC) for its availment from the Universal Charge […]