December 30, 2023

ERC analysis finds ‘notable’ disparity in movement of power, coal prices

By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 29, 2023, 9:30 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said an initial analysis of its fuel audit showed a “notable disparity” between the substantial reduction in coal prices globally compared to […]
August 25, 2023

DOE sets rules on ‘opt-in mechanism’ for RE capacity

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Aug 25, 2023 08:55 AM from Manila Bulletin AT A GLANCE The “opt-in policy” allows mandated participants to “have the option to procure from the GEAP pool of winning bidders under a particular auction round.” […]
May 19, 2022

ERC penalizes FGP Corp.

By Danessa Rivera – May 17, 2022 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has penalized Lopez-led FGP Corp. for breaching the maximum allowable outage days in 2021. In a 12-page decision issued […]
April 2, 2022

DOE cannot fully commit to brownout-free elections

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 1, 2022, 3:58 PM from Manila Bulletin While all feasible contingency measures are being hammered out, the Department of Energy (DOE) cannot give full commitment that this year’s May 9 elections will not be […]