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 […]
February 4, 2017

San Miguel plans RE investments

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 3, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin To offload the punishing feed-in-tariff (FIT) subsidies being shoved into consumers’ electric bills, the energy arm of diversifying conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) indicated interest to join the […]
January 17, 2017

2 solar projects given FIT incentives With ‘questionable’ data completion

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 16, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With a push from the newly installed chairman of the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) but without the knowledge of Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi, two solar projects […]
January 11, 2017

ERC issues COC, COE to 17 solar-power providers under 2nd round of FiT scheme

By Lenie Lectura – January 9, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued certificates of compliance (COCs) to solar-power providers under the second round of the feed-in-tariff (FiT) scheme. “We already completed the issuance of COCs for the solar-power […]