October 27, 2017

Meralco asked to reflect ‘bill deposit plus interests’ in electric bills

By Myrna Velasco – October 26, 2017, 2:02 PM from Manila Bulletin Distribution utilities, primarily industry giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco), are being required to reflect on their monthly billing the amounts corresponding to “bill deposit plus interest charges” that they […]
October 26, 2017

Candidates for ERC chairman bared

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 25, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The most-coveted position for many “politically connected individuals” in the legal profession appears to be that of the chairmanship of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) with several names […]
October 26, 2017

PEMC to be replaced with new firm under IMO regime of WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 24, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin By early part of next year, the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) may already be a “thing of the past”, with the government’s proposal to have it replaced […]
October 25, 2017

DOE sets penalty versus power facilities’ outages

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 24, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Forced outages in power plants and tripping of transmission lines will soon be enforced with penalties based on the ‘causers pay principle’ being thought out by the Department […]