February 6, 2020

ERC readies contingencies

Tight power supply seen   By MYRNA M. VELASCO – February 5, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With highly probable rolling brownouts hitting Luzon grid as early as March with ensuing price spikes, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) bared […]
February 5, 2020

Meralco PSAs for 1,700 MW capacity set to get ERC nod

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – February 4, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin A regulatory approval on the power supply agreements (PSAs) of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) for 1,700-megawatt offtake or capacity purchase from power generation companies (GenCos) is due […]
February 5, 2020

ERC to tap prosecutors to litigate ‘collusion’ case vs power players

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 4, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be tapping external prosecutors who will litigate the seven-year old collusion case hurled against power industry players when there had been […]
February 3, 2020

DOE raises ‘red alert’ for summer

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated February 3, 2020, 11:06 AM from Manila Bulletin Right after Holy Week observance this year or around third week April, the Department of Energy (DOE) has raised probable ‘red alert’ or extremely tight supply […]