June 7, 2017

Power retailers fear ‘default’ with unresolved RCOA issues

By Myrna M. Velasco – 6, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin On the back of protracted legal skirmish on the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) policy, firms affiliated with the Retail Electricity Suppliers Association, Inc. (RESA) have sounded off […]
June 6, 2017

ERC extends deadline on PSALM’s UC filing

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 4, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has extended until July 31 this year the deadline for state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) to file its petitions […]
June 3, 2017

ERC sets public consultation on utilities’ system loss reduction

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 2, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin To further reduce the level of system loss being integrated in the charges to consumers, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been expediting its consultation process on such […]
May 30, 2017

Cusi scraps next round of FIT for solar, rules no subsidy for stranded capacity

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 29, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin A final “death sentence” had been rendered by Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi on any next round of feed-in-tariff (FIT) that is planned for fresh round of solar […]