July 20, 2020

Meralco ends sending letters to consumers

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 18, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) concluded on Thursday (July 16) the dispatch of ‘personal letters’ that expressed its apology and carried the non-technical or layman […]
July 18, 2020

Contenders vying for 2 vacant ERC commissioner-posts

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 17, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin A former Finance Undersecretary who served under the Arroyo administration is being floated among the prospective contenders of one of the two commissioner-posts at the Energy Regulatory […]
July 14, 2020

WESM operator ordered to refund ‘over-collections’

By Elisor Recide – July 13, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered the operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) to refund over-collections in market transaction fees (MTFs) that accrued during the […]
July 13, 2020

PH to open RE for 100% foreign ownership

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 12, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Philippine government, through the Department of Energy (DOE), is advancing a policy re-casting that will allow full or 100-percent foreign ownership in renewable energy (RE) projects. […]