February 17, 2018

ERC struggling on resolving more than 1,000 case backlogs

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 16, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin It will be a tightrope walk still for the power industry when it comes to cornering regulatory approvals on pending petitions and applications with the Energy Regulatory […]
February 17, 2018

DOE modifies policy on CSP power supply contracting

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 16, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has modified the policy on competitive selection process (CSP) of power supply contracting being enforced upon distribution utilities (DUs) in the country. […]
February 17, 2018

The Lesson That Matters from the Ombudsman Suspension of the ERC Commissioners

David Celestra Tan, MSK 12 February 2018 When the Office of the Ombudsman handed down on December 21, 2017 its decision finding the Five (5) Commissioners of the ERC guilty of neglect of duty and abuse of discretion in favoring […]
February 14, 2018

ERC non-committal on approval of Meralco supply deals

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 13, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is still extremely evasive when it comes to giving definitive timeframe on when it can act on the pending power supply agreements […]