April 1, 2017

Duterte appoints new Napocor head

by Alena Mae S. Flores – March 30, 2017 at 07:40 pm from Manila Standard Today Malacañang appointed Pio Benavidez as new president of state-run National Power Corp. in place of Gladys Sta. Rita. Benavidez was appointed to the board only this month […]
March 29, 2017

ERC allows universal charge

by Alena Mae S. Flores – March 28, 2017 at 08:53 pm from Manila Standard Today The Energy Regulatory Commission has allowed Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. to continue the collection of universal charge for stranded contract cost of P0.1938 per […]
March 27, 2017

ERC upholds jurisdiction over energy ‘competition’ cases

By Myrna M. Velasco – March 24, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has upheld jurisdiction over anti-competitive cases that involve players in the restructured electricity sector. This was asserted by the ERC in a […]
March 21, 2017

ERC grants NGCP P5.5-B capex for 2017

by Myrna M. Velasco – March 20, 2017, 10:22 AM from Manila Bulletin Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) had been provisionally granted lean capital expenditures of P5.5 billion for this year, giving focus only on highly critical […]