January 11, 2021

ERC logs 21% hike in cases resolved in pandemic-stricken 2020

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 10, 2021, 6:30 AM from Manila Bulletin The coronavirus pandemic may have limited physical mobility in government offices, but the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reported that it logged ‘better performance’ in 2020, with higher […]
January 7, 2021

Meralco anticipates hike in power rates

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 6, 2021, 1:21 PM from Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is anticipating probable increase in power rates to be passed on to its customers in the January bills. The power […]
December 31, 2020

FIT-All rate increase for RE to greet consumers

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 31, 2020, 5:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Electricity consumers will be greeted with a “Happy New Year rate hike” as they will need to pay more as subsidy to renewable energy (RE) projects via […]
December 21, 2020

RE firms eye P35.7B from FIT subsidies

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 21, 2020, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The country’s renewable energy (RE) developers are eyeing to rake in next year P35.693 billion worth of feed-in-tariff (FIT) payments, a form of subsidy collected from all […]