March 12, 2020

NEA extends P51.6-million calamity loans to 6 co-ops hit by ‘Tisoy’

By Lenie Lectura – March 12, 2020 from Business Mirror THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) released in February this year an additional P51.596 million in calamity loans to six electric cooperatives (ECs) operating in Mimaropa, Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions. Latest data […]
July 9, 2018

ERC preparing for transition after suspension of four commissioners

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 08, 2018 at 06:55 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Regulatory Commission is preparing for transition this week after the Office of the President affirmed the suspension of its four commissioners. ERC chairman Agnes […]
July 1, 2017

Palace issues EO streamlining approval of energy projects (Costing at least P3.5 billion)

By Myrna M. Velasco –  June 30, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin President Rodrigo R. Duterte has issued Executive Order (EO) 30 classifying energy projects to be of national significance, and thus, processes of licensing and permitting on their implementations […]
February 14, 2017

Palawan SPUG plants get major boost from NPC

By Lenie Lectura – February 13, 2017 from Business Mirror The National Power Corp. (Napocor) will energize eight new Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) power plants that will supply electricity to around 6,000 households in Palawan. In a memorandum of agreement […]