July 1, 2017

DOE prepares new board for WESM

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 29, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The ‘real action’ had been on the launch of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao, but torrents of discussion in the power industry had been on […]
June 28, 2017

WESM mitigating measure set ahead of Malampaya repair

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 21, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin. To cushion cost impact on consumers for “extraordinary events” affecting electricity supply flow, a supplementing mitigating measure at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) had already been given […]
June 28, 2017

Enlistment kicks off for participants in WESM-Mindanao

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 27, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With the launch of trial operations this week, formal registration of participants to the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao also formally kicked off, according to a […]
June 27, 2017

Scrapping of PBR power rate-setting pushed

By Myrna M. Velasco –  June 25, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Consumer and advocacy groups are pushing for the scrapping of the performance-based regulation (PBR) on electricity rate-setting, with them noting that it had only been the profit-taking […]