July 18, 2020

Contenders vying for 2 vacant ERC commissioner-posts

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 17, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin A former Finance Undersecretary who served under the Arroyo administration is being floated among the prospective contenders of one of the two commissioner-posts at the Energy Regulatory […]
July 13, 2020

PH to open RE for 100% foreign ownership

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 12, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Philippine government, through the Department of Energy (DOE), is advancing a policy re-casting that will allow full or 100-percent foreign ownership in renewable energy (RE) projects. […]
July 11, 2020

Meralco rates marginally down in July billing

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 10, 2020, 4:25 PM from Manila Bulletin Despite the electricity demand spike last month, the overall electricity rate to be billed by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is marginally down by P0.0286 […]
July 10, 2020

SEC amenable to WESM derivatives market

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 9, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With physical deliveries The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly given its go-signal on the establishment of a “derivatives market” in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market […]