September 21, 2017

RCOA: The ‘promise and peril’ of electricity consumer’s choice (Part I)

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 20, 2017, 12:22 PM from Manila Bulletin Retail competition and open access policy – or simply the RCOA, has arrived more than 10 years late.  Yet we sigh, its promise of ‘freedom of choice’ remains […]
September 20, 2017

PSALM universal charge collections reach P53 B

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 19, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The universal charge pass-on in the consumers’ electric bills had given Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) collections reaching P53 billion as of July this year. […]
September 14, 2017

DOE wants further improvements in ‘green energy’ option rules

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 13, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) admitted that the draft “Green Energy Option” rules for the renewable energy (RE) sector had still been “anemic,” hence, further improvements will have […]
September 4, 2017

Korean firm bags new O&M contract for Malaya plant

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 2, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Korean firm STX Marine Service Co. Ltd. was given another one-year contract on an operation and management (O&M) deal for the 650-megawatt Malaya thermal power facility. State-owned Power […]