May 13, 2019

ERC concerned over new plants

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 12, 2019 from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission expressed serious concern over the high incidence of “young” power plants that went on forced outages from March 5 to April 25. ERC chairperson Agnes […]
May 12, 2019

ERC widens scope of ILP activation during power ‘red alerts’

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 11, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has broadened the scope on when the interruptible load program (ILP) can be activated by a servicing distribution utility (DU), so power […]
May 11, 2019

Meralco to follow supply bidding rules

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 09, 2019 at 07:15 pm from manilastandard.net Power retailer Manila Electric Co. expressed willingness to comply with the Supreme Court ruling ordering energy companies to undergo a competitive selection process for power supply […]
May 9, 2019

ERC assessing power supply deals affected by SC decision

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 8, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Some distribution utilities (DUs) may lose fraction of their contracted supply as a result of the Supreme Court (SC) decision mandating all power supply agreements (PSAs) from […]