June 11, 2021

Erring Gencos facing probe for collusion raps amid continuing brownouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 10, 2021, 2:54 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) said erring power generation companies (GenCos) are being investigated for possible collusion that resulted in brownouts this year even as it raised […]
June 9, 2021

Scrap IPO requirement to boost investments in energy sector–solon

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 9, 2021 from Business Mirror A lawmaker on Tuesday proposed the lifting of the initial public offering (IPO) requirement for power generation companies (gencos) to encourage more investments in the power sector. “In order to […]
June 3, 2021

ERC orders 17 GenCos to explain

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 2, 2021, 4:16 PM from Manila Bulletin Breach of ‘outage allowance’ The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) had served summons to at least 17 power generation companies (GenCos) “to explain the unplanned outages that breached […]
February 23, 2021

ERC revises fin’l capability standards’ for GenCos

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 23, 2021, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has instituted revisions in the ‘financial capability standards’ that generation companies (GenCos) must comply with, primarily in ensuring their operational viability. The […]