February 8, 2021

PSALM scales down Malaya reserve price

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 8, 2021, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM)  has scaled down the reserve price for the 650-megawatt Malaya thermal power facility to P1.845 billion from P2.007 […]
February 8, 2021

DOE formalizes ‘no power disconnection’ policy

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 8, 2021, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has officially directed power distribution utilities and electric cooperatives (ECs) on ‘extended no-disconnection policy’ for lifeline residential customers or those that have […]
February 5, 2021

Prolonged ‘no disconnection policy’ alarms electric coops

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 4, 2021, 3:10 PM from Manila Bulletin The country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) have raised alarm of highly probable ‘cash flow disruption’ from overly extended ‘no disconnection policy’, as being pushed by some government leaders […]
February 2, 2021

Compliance committee formed to keep tighter watch on WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 2, 2021, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin As summer months approach, the governing body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) has formed a Compliance Committee to keep a tighter watch on strict compliance […]