February 17, 2020

Vivant inks power supply with coop

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 15, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The energy investment arm of Garcia-led Vivant Corporation has inked a 15-year power supply agreement with Bantayan Island Electric Cooperative (BANELCO), engaging the former to supply 15 […]
February 15, 2020

ERC backpedals on WESM secondary cap’s reduction

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – February 14, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is backpedaling on proposals to lower the secondary cap of traded capacity in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), which should have […]
February 13, 2020

PEMC-Iemop deal null and void from the start, lawmaker insists

By Lenie Lectura -February 13, 2020 from Business Mirror PUWERSA ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles on Wednesday urged the  Department of Energy (DoE) to declare null and void the contract between the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) […]
February 12, 2020

Did ERC let Iemop collect fees from consumers? Solons ask

By Lenie Lectura -February 12, 2020 from Business Mirror THE House Energy Committee wants to know from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) if it allowed Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (Iemop) to collect 1 centavo for every kilowatt-hour (kWh) from […]