April 18, 2018

ECs thumb down entry of private firms in their franchise areas

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 17, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) are refusing the entry of deep-pocketed third party investors in their respective franchise areas, including those that had been rendered ‘unviable’ for […]
April 16, 2018

More RE rollout to hike oil’s share in power mix

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 15, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin It is an ironic twist, but the Philippines target of 15,304 megawatts of renewable energy (RE) capacity into its power system until year 2030 under the Renewable […]
April 13, 2018

DOE may snatch ERC’s ‘licensing role’ on retail power suppliers

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 12, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin With the never-ending dilemmas that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) had been getting enmeshed with, the Department of Energy (DOE) is now intending to take hold of […]
April 12, 2018

DOE likely to accede to scrapping of RE perks under TRAIN-2

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated April 11, 2018, 10:08 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) will likely throw its support to the proposal to scrap the value-added tax (VAT) zero rating incentives for renewable energy (RE) […]