July 20, 2021

RE generators say industry competitive, market abuse unlikely

By Jenina P. Ibañez – July 18, 2021 | 8:00 pm from Business World ACENERGY.COM.PH RENEWABLE ENERGY (RE) developers said there is sufficient competition in the industry to make market abuse unlikely, noting that any pricing issues that have emerged […]
July 19, 2021

PCC moves to probe errant power firms

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 18, 2021 at 07:10 pm from manilastandard.net The Philippine Competition Commission has started data gathering in preparation for an investigation into the possible violations of power companies as raised by the Department of […]
July 17, 2021

ERC urged to suspend MERALCO rate hike amid Red Alert probe

from POWER PHILIPPINES NEWS on July 16, 2021 at 2:59 pm   Sen. Risa Hontiveros has asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to suspend the increase in power rates while the investigation on rotational blackouts is still ongoing, saying that […]
July 9, 2021

DOE: Contestable consumers under RCOA up 227%

BY LORENZ S. MARASIGAN – JULY 8, 2021 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) noted a “significant increase” in the number of contestable consumers eligible to choose their own suppliers under the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA). […]