January 13, 2025

ERC: Proposal to assign more commissioners not necessary

By Alena Mae S. Flores – January 12, 2025, 7:30 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) expressed misgivings over proposals to increase the number of commissioners to nine from five, saying this would make the agency “too bureaucratic.” […]
January 10, 2025

BIR confirms power grid paying franchise tax religiously —NGCP

By Malaya Business Insight – January 9, 2025 The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has confirmed the grid operator religiously pays the 3-percent franchise tax mandated by law. NGCP in a […]
January 10, 2025

DOE: Dimalanta suspension causes pricing delay, hampering CBK privatization

By Gabriell Christel Galang – Jan 9, 2025 02:28 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) said that delays in the privatization of the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant are due to setbacks in establishing the Price Determination […]
January 8, 2025

ERC OKs P101 billion energy investments in 2024

By Brix Lelis – January 8, 2025 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star In a recent press briefing, ERC chairperson and CEO Monalisa Dimalanta said the agency issued decisions to 37 capital expenditure (capex) projects filed by the National Grid […]