February 27, 2018

Simultaneous plant outages to bring grid to tight supply

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 26, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin With just summer days entering the core, power supply in Luzon had been pulled into breaking point once again due to simultaneous maintenance shutdown as well as […]
February 22, 2018

ERC to lower system loss cap

By Jordeene Sheex Lagare – February 13, 2018 from The Manila Times The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is set to issue rules lowering the system loss cap, a move expected to considerably ease the burden on electricity consumers. At a […]
February 17, 2018

The Lesson That Matters from the Ombudsman Suspension of the ERC Commissioners

David Celestra Tan, MSK 12 February 2018 When the Office of the Ombudsman handed down on December 21, 2017 its decision finding the Five (5) Commissioners of the ERC guilty of neglect of duty and abuse of discretion in favoring […]
February 14, 2018

ERC non-committal on approval of Meralco supply deals

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 13, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is still extremely evasive when it comes to giving definitive timeframe on when it can act on the pending power supply agreements […]