May 15, 2019

ERC to toughen up surveillance and monitoring at WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 14, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin To prevent gaming and abuse of market power by generation company-trading participants, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has engaged an American firm-consultant so they can toughen up […]
May 15, 2019

ERC cautious on Open Access

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 13, 2019 from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission expressed hope that the Supreme Court will act on the retail competition and open access, which has been the subject of a temporary restraining order […]
May 14, 2019

Old plants supply 80% of power in Luzon

By Jordeene B. Lagare – May 14, 2019 from The Manila Times THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said almost 80 percent of electricity generated in Luzon comes from aging power plants or those built about two decades ago. In a […]
May 14, 2019

ERC: Implications of high court’s PSA ruling ‘massive’

By Jordeene B. Lagare – May 11, 2019 from The Manila Times THE Supreme Court’s (SC) recent decision to subject power supply agreements (PSAs) made on or after June 2015 to public bidding presents “massive” implications, the Energy Regulatory Commission […]