February 9, 2017

Meralco expects big rate hike

by Alena Mae S. Flores – February 08, 2017 at 10:04 pm from Manila Standard Today Power consumers can expect a “significant increase” in generation charges this month from an all-time low in January, because of the maintenance shutdown of several plants and […]
February 7, 2017

TransCo owes P4b to renewable plants

by Alena Mae S. Flores – February 06, 2017 at 08:55 pm from Manila Standard Today The total unpaid obligations of National Transmission Corp. to renewable energy developers under the feed-in tariff regime have reached over P4 billion, an official said Monday. “Yes, […]
February 6, 2017

Epira amendments readied

by Alena Mae S. Flores – February 05, 2017 at 08:35 pm from Manila Standard Today Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is proposing amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act to further promote transparency and governance at the Energy Regulatory Commission. “We want to […]
February 6, 2017

Probe on solar subsidies pushed

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 5, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy wants an extensive investigation on the alleged improprieties committed in the validation and award of feed-in-tariff (FIT) subsidies in some […]