August 2, 2017

Lantau Group sees lower electricity rates with nonapproval of Meralco PSAs

By Lenie Lectura – August 1, 2017 from Business Mirror HONG Kong-based think tank, Lantau Group, said the nonapproval of the power-supply agreements (PSAs) between the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and power producers will create instead what it called a “contracting gap” that […]
July 20, 2017

DOE’s ‘Causers Pay Policy Program’ to start within the year

By Lenie Lectura – July 19, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) will no longer allow “negligent and incompetent” power-industry players to pass on to consumers the additional costs incurred in sourcing higher priced electricity when a power outage occurs. […]
July 11, 2017

ERC top execs face new raps before Ombudsman

By Lenie Lectura – July 10, 2017 from Business Mirror Top officials of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) are facing another set of charges before the Office of the Ombudsman. A group calling itself the Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) on Monday said it […]