January 7, 2020

NGCP tariffs seen tracking continuous downtrend

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 6, 2020 from Manila Bulletin The pass-on transmission charge of private concessionaire firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) had been on continuous downtrend in several years – reaching a record low of […]
January 5, 2020

Wishlist 2020: No brownouts and end of energy turf wars

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – January 4, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The year 2019 glaringly showed an era of wrong energy forecasts especially during the summer months, indecisions, disagreements and globe-trotting for energy officials while the domestic energy […]
January 5, 2020

Price cap to be prescribed on renewable energy certificates

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – January 4, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin A price cap has to be instituted in the renewable energy certificates (RECs) that shall then be sold via the RE Market (REM) trading layer of the […]
January 3, 2020

SC ruling frees PSALM of ₱9.6-B VAT payments

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 2, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin A recent ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) has freed state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) of ₱9.566 billion worth of value-added tax (VAT) […]