June 4, 2019

ERC eyeing ‘benchmark price’ in CSP

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 3, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is targeting to prescribe a “benchmark rate” that shall serve as reference price in the conduct of Competitive Selection Process (CSP) in […]
May 28, 2019

Forward contracting of power reserves pushed as a policy

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 27, 2019 from Manila Bulletin To improve electricity service reliability in the country, a “forward contracting” arrangement for power reserves is being advocated for system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. “As far […]
May 9, 2019

ERC assessing power supply deals affected by SC decision

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 8, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Some distribution utilities (DUs) may lose fraction of their contracted supply as a result of the Supreme Court (SC) decision mandating all power supply agreements (PSAs) from […]
May 7, 2019

Cusi welcomes SC decision requiring supply deal bidding

By Alena Mae S. Flores – May 06, 2019 at 07:25 pm from manilastandard.net Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court decision ordering energy companies to undergo a competitive selection process for power supply agreements. “We have […]